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Written or telephonic price quotations required - 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2311

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     § 2311.  Written or telephonic price quotations required.
        Written or telephonic price quotations from at least three
     qualified and responsible contractors shall be requested for all
     contracts that exceed $4,000 but are less than the amount
     requiring advertisement and competitive bidding, or, in lieu of
     price quotations, a memorandum shall be kept on file showing
     that fewer than three qualified contractors exist in the market
     area within which it is practicable to obtain quotations. A
     written record of telephonic price quotations shall be made and
     shall contain at least the date of the quotation, the name of
     the contractor and the contractor's representative, the
     construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance or work which
     was the subject of the quotation and the price, written price
     quotations, written records of telephonic price quotations, and
     memoranda shall be retained for a period of three years.

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