Code of Virginia - Title 2.2 Administration Of Government - Chapter 11 Department Of General Services

2.2-1100 Creation of Department; appointment of Director; duties
A. There is created a Department of General Services (the Department), which shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Governor to serve at ...

2.2-1101 Creation of internal service fund accounts
Upon written request of the Director of the Department, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission may direct the Comptroller to establish internal service fund ...

2.2-1102 Additional powers of Department
A. The Department shall have the following additional powers, all of which, with the approval of the Director of the Department, may be exercised by ...

2.2-1103 Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Within the Department shall be created the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (the "Division"), which shall provide certain laboratory services, including research and scientific investigations, ...

2.2-1104 Laboratory, testing, and analytical functions
A. The Division shall provide, but is not limited to, the following specific laboratory, testing and analytical functions: 1. Maintain laboratories for the examination of ...

2.2-1105 Environmental laboratory certification program
A. The Division shall by regulation establish a program for the certification of laboratories conducting any tests, analyses, measurements, or monitoring required pursuant to Chapter ...

2.2-1106 Consolidation of other laboratories
The Director of the Department may take in and absorb within the Division any laboratory activity that is owned and operated by a political subdivision ...

2.2-1107 Disposal of certain hazardous materials
Any material seized in a criminal investigation and deemed to be hazardous to health and safety, may be disposed of upon written application of the ...

2.2-1108 Disposal of certain other property
Personal property, including drugs, not subject to be disposed of under § 2.2-1107, which has been submitted to the Division for analysis or examination and ...

2.2-1109 Division of Purchases and Supply established
Within the Department shall be created a Division of Purchases and Supply (the "Division"), which shall exercise the powers and duties described in this article. ...

2.2-1110 Using agencies to purchase through Division of Purchases and Supply; exception
A. Except as provided by § 2.2-2012 or otherwise directed and authorized by the Division or in the Code of Virginia, every department, division, institution, ...

2.2-1111 Purchases to be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act ({ 2.2-4300 et seq.) ...
A. All purchases made by any department, division, officer or agency of the Commonwealth shall be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act ...

2.2-1112 Standardization of materials, equipment and supplies
So far as practicable, all materials, equipment and supplies, purchased by or for the officers, departments, agencies or institutions of the Commonwealth, shall be standardized ...

2.2-1113 Printing management coordination; uniform standards for state forms
A. The Division may establish criteria and procedures to obtain more economical operation of state printing facilities, provide guidelines to agencies regarding the most beneficial ...

2.2-1114 Regulations as to estimates and requisitions; submission of estimates
The Division shall prescribe and enforce regulations under which estimates of the needs of the using agencies shall be submitted and requisitions made, and under ...

2.2-1115 Execution of contracts; payment for purchases; violations
A. All contracts entered into by the Division shall be executed in the name of the Commonwealth. B. All purchases made by or through the ...

2.2-1116 Purchase of products and services of state correctional facilities
The provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions of Title 53.1 relating to the products and services of state correctional facilities required ...

2.2-1117 Purchases from Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; violation
Unless exempted by the Division, all such services, articles and commodities as (i) are required for purchase by the Division or by any person authorized ...

2.2-1118 Purchases from nonprofit sheltered workshops of Virginia serving the handicapped
A. The Division shall publish annually a list of materials, supplies, services and equipment which, in the opinion of the Division, would be beneficial to ...

2.2-1119 Cases in which purchasing through Division not mandatory
A. Unless otherwise ordered by the Governor, the purchasing of materials, equipment, supplies and nonprofessional services through the Division shall not be mandatory in the ...

2.2-1120 Direct purchases by using agencies and certain charitable corporations and private nonprofit instit...
A. The Division shall have the power, by general rule or special order, to permit purchases of any material, equipment, supplies, printing or nonprofessional services ...

2.2-1121 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2002, c. 579. ...

2.2-1122 Aid and cooperation of Division may be sought by any public body or public broadcasting station in ...
A. Virginia public broadcasting stations as defined in § 2.2-2427, and public bodies as defined in § 2.2-4300 who are empowered to purchase material, equipment, ...

2.2-1123 Acquisition of surplus materials from the United States government
The Division is designated as the agency of state government responsible for acquiring surplus personal property, including but not limited to materials, supplies, and equipment, ...

2.2-1124 Disposition of surplus materials
A. "Surplus materials" means personal property including, but not limited to, materials, supplies, equipment, and recyclable items, but shall not include property as defined in ...

2.2-1125 Proceeds from the sale or recycling of surplus materials
A. The proceeds from the sale or recycling of surplus materials pursuant to § 2.2-1124 shall promptly be deposited into the state treasury and the ...

2.2-1126 , 2.2-1127
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 650. ...

2.2-1128 Sale of state flag
The Division shall have available at all times flags of the Commonwealth, to be offered for sale to the public in such manner and cost ...

2.2-1129 Division of Engineering and Buildings
A. Within the Department shall be established the Division of Engineering and Buildings (the "Division"), which shall exercise the powers and duties described in this ...

2.2-1130 Care of Virginia War Memorial Carillon
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections B and C of § 2.2-1129, the Director of the Department and the City of Richmond shall enter into ...

2.2-1131 Maintenance and utilization standards
The Division may develop, in cooperation with state institutions and agencies concerned, maintenance and utilization standards for state buildings, and provide functional direction and service ...

2.2-1131.1 Establishment of performance standards for the use of property
A. The Division shall establish performance standards for the acquisition, lease and disposition of property and for the management and utilization of such property at ...

2.2-1132 Administration of capital outlay construction; exception for certain educational institution...
A. The Division shall provide assistance in the administration of capital outlay construction projects set forth in the appropriation act, other than highway construction undertaken ...

2.2-1133 Use of value engineering
A. The Division shall ensure that value engineering is employed for any capital project costing more than five million dollars. Value engineering may also be ...

2.2-1134 Assistance to the Design-Build/Construction Management Review Board
The Director of the Division or his designee shall serve as a member of the Design-Build/Construction Management Review Board (the Review Board) created pursuant to ...

2.2-1135 Information on equipment utilizing wood wastes
The Division shall assemble and maintain information relevant to a determination by any department, agency, or institution regarding the suitability of using a central boiler ...

2.2-1136 Review of easements; maintenance of real property records
A. The Division shall review all deeds, leases and contractual agreements with utilities to serve state institutions or agencies that require the approval of the ...

2.2-1137 Location, construction or lease of state consolidated office buildings
Subject to the authority of the Virginia Public Buildings Board, the Division shall be responsible for the location and construction or lease of state consolidated ...

2.2-1138 Planning and construction by Division; exemption
A. The Division of Engineering and Buildings shall, subject to written approval of the Governor: 1. Prepare and, when necessary to meet changing conditions, amend ...

2.2-1139 Transfer of funds; acceptance of donations
The Governor may transfer to the Department for use by the Division funds appropriated to any state department, agency or institution for the construction, alteration, ...

2.2-1140 Assignment of office space
The Division shall be responsible for the assignment of office space to agencies at the seat of government and buildings under control of the Division, ...

2.2-1141 Purchase of furniture for state buildings; repairs to buildings and furniture; surplus furnitur...
The Division shall cause to be purchased through the Division of Purchases and Supply with the approval of the Governor, all furniture required for the ...

2.2-1142 Furniture for Executive Mansion
The Division shall requisition for the Executive Mansion the furniture required by the Governor, and cause to be sold such old furniture as the Governor ...

2.2-1143 Services for Capitol and other state facilities
The Division shall contract for water, electricity, gas, sewer service, fuel for heating, and such other services required to serve the facilities within the master ...

2.2-1144 Control of Capitol Square and other property at seat of government
A. The Division, under the direction and control of the Governor, shall have control of the Capitol Square with the expense of the maintenance and ...

2.2-1145 Inventory of property and Governor's house; custody of house and property pending election of Gover...
When the term of office of any Governor expires, or he shall die or resign, the Division shall take an inventory of all the public ...

2.2-1146 Division may lease certain state property; preparation of leases by Attorney General; disposition o...
The Division, with the prior written approval of the Governor, may lease property owned by the Commonwealth and acquired for the development of the state ...

2.2-1147 Definitions
As used in §§ 2.2-1147.1 through 2.2-1156, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Institutions" shall include, but not be limited to, any corporation owned ...

2.2-1147.1 Right to breast-feed
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breast-feed her child at any location where that woman would otherwise be allowed on property that ...

2.2-1147.2 Equal access to state-owned or controlled property; Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the US...
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special, no state department, agency, or institution providing access and opportunity to use real property that is ...

2.2-1148 Approval of actions; conveyances in name of the Commonwealth
A. All actions to be taken or approvals to be given by the Governor or the Attorney General pursuant to §§ 2.2-1149 through 2.2-1156 may ...

2.2-1149 Department to review proposed acquisitions of real property; approval by the Governor; exception...
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no state department, agency or institution shall acquire real property by gift, lease, purchase or any other ...

2.2-1150 Conveyance and transfers of real property by state agencies; approval of Governor and Attorney Gene...
A. When it is deemed to be in the public interest. 1. Property owned by the Commonwealth may be sold, leased, or other interests therein ...

2.2-1150.1 Lease or conveyance of any interest in State Police communication tower
In-kind goods or services received from lease agreements or conveyances of any interest in Department of State Police communication towers received pursuant to §§ 2.2-1150.2 ...

2.2-1150.2 Use of communication towers for deployment of wireless broadband services in unserved areas of the ...
A. As used in this section: "Qualified provider" means a provider of wireless broadband service that has obtained all governmental approvals required for the provision ...

2.2-1151 Conveyance of easements and appurtenances thereto to cable television companies, utility companies...
A. When it is deemed to be in the public interest and subject to guidelines adopted by the Department: 1. Any state department, agency or ...

2.2-1151.1 Conveyances of right-of-way usage to certain nonpublic service companies by the Department of Trans...
A. As used in this section: "Department" means the Virginia Department of Transportation. "Developer" means a person who undertakes to develop real estate. B. No ...

2.2-1152 Conveyances to Department of Transportation by state institutions or public corporations owned by C...
Any state institution or public corporation whose funds and property are owned solely by the Commonwealth may through its governing board convey to the Virginia ...

2.2-1153 State agencies and institutions to notify Division of property not used or required; criteri...
A. Whenever any department, agency or institution of state government possesses or has under its control state-owned property that is not being used or is ...

2.2-1154 State agencies, institutions, to inquire of Division before acquiring land for capital improvement...
A. Any state department, agency or institution shall, before purchasing or otherwise acquiring land for any capital improvement, inquire of the Department whether there is ...

2.2-1155 Temporary transfer of use of property between state agencies and institutions; lease to private ent...
A. Whenever any department, agency, or institution of state government possesses or has under its control property for which there is an anticipated future use, ...

2.2-1156 Sale or lease of surplus property
Except when a department, agency or institution notifies the Department of a need for property which has been declared surplus, and the Department finds that ...

2.2-1157 Exploration for and extraction of minerals on state-owned uplands
A. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, in cooperation with the Division, shall develop, with the assistance of affected state agencies, departments, and institutions, ...

2.2-1158 Management, harvesting and sale of timber on lands under control of Division
The Division may manage and harvest timber on lands placed under its control in accordance with the best timber management practices, after receiving the advice ...

2.2-1159 Facilities for persons with physical disabilities in certain buildings; definitions; construction s...
A. For the purposes of this section and § 2.2-1160: "Building" means any building or facility, used by the public, which is constructed in whole ...

2.2-1160 Facilities for persons with physical disabilities; what buildings to be constructed in accordance w...
Every building or facility designed, constructed or substantially altered after the effective date of a standard issued under subsection B of § 2.2-1159, which is ...

2.2-1161 Buildings not in conformance with standards for persons with physical disabilities
The Division, upon a determination that a building or facility is not in conformance with the applicable standards for persons with physical disabilities, shall immediately ...

2.2-1161.1 Code Adam alerts in public buildings
Each state building that is open to the public shall have in place a Code Adam or similar program for the prevention of child abduction. ...

2.2-1162 Definitions
As used in this article. "Asbestos" means any material containing more than one percent of the asbestiform varieties of: 1. chrysotile (serpentine), 2. crocidolite (riebeckite), ...

2.2-1163 Inspection of state-owned buildings; marking locations where asbestos found; risk abatement and est...
The Director at the direction of the Secretary and in cooperation with any other appropriate agencies including but not limited to the Department of Education ...

2.2-1164 Standards for inspection of buildings for asbestos
The Director, at the direction of the Secretary and in cooperation with any other appropriate agencies including, but not limited to, the Department of Education ...

2.2-1165 Inspection of public school buildings; certification of inspection; certain inspections made befor...
A. Every public school division in the Commonwealth shall ensure that every school building owned or operated by it, which has not previously been inspected ...

2.2-1166 Marking locations where asbestos found in public school buildings; estimate of cost of risk abateme...
Each public school division shall ensure that every location at which asbestos is identified following inspections conducted pursuant to subsection A or C of § ...

2.2-1167 Commonwealth immune from civil liability
The Commonwealth and its officers, agents and employees shall be immune from civil liability for actions (i) arising from the establishment and implementation of asbestos ...

2.2-1168 Division of Support Services may be established
The Director of the Department may establish a Division of Support Services (the "Division") and assign to this Division or to any other division any ...

2.2-1169 Mail handling, messenger and parcel service
The Division shall operate a central service unit to provide all state departments, divisions, institutions and agencies in the Richmond area with mail handling, messenger ...

2.2-1170 Office equipment pool; repair
The Division may establish a general office equipment pool and central repair shop for such equipment, and may provide guidelines for the utilization of such ...

2.2-1171 Printing and duplicating facilities
The Division may operate a printing and duplicating facility in the Richmond area, and may establish criteria for its use, subject to the provisions of ...

2.2-1172 Parking of vehicles in Capitol Square; parking facilities for state officers and employees; violati...
A. Except as provided in this section, all parking in the Capitol Square of motor vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles is prohibited. However, during the recess ...

2.2-1173 Definitions
As used in this article: "Centralized fleet" means those passenger-type vehicles assigned to the Department of General Services and available for use by state agencies. ...

2.2-1174 Vehicles assigned to the centralized fleet
Passenger-type vehicles purchased with public funds by any department, agency, institution, or commission of the Commonwealth, or any officer or employee on behalf of the ...

2.2-1175 Responsibilities of Director
The Director shall establish an appropriate administrative unit within the Department to manage the centralized fleet. The Director's responsibilities for the centralized fleet shall include, ...

2.2-1176 Approval of purchase, lease, or contract rental of motor vehicle
No motor vehicle shall be purchased, leased, or subject to a contract rental with public funds by the Commonwealth or by any officer or employee ...

2.2-1177 Transfer of surplus motor vehicles
The Director may transfer surplus motor vehicles among state agencies, and determine the value of such surplus equipment for the purpose of maintaining the financial ...

2.2-1178 Use of passenger-type vehicles on an assigned basis
A. Passenger-type vehicles assigned to the centralized fleet may be assigned to persons performing state duties only if deemed necessary by the head of the ...

2.2-1179 Use of vehicles for commuting
No passenger-type vehicle purchased or leased with public funds shall be used to commute between an employee's home and official work station without the prior ...

2.2-1180 Regulations governing state-owned passenger-type vehicles
The Director may promulgate regulations for the purchase, use, storage, maintenance, repair and disposal of all passenger-type vehicles owned by the Commonwealth and assigned to ...

2.2-1181 Fleet Management Internal Service Fund
There is hereby established a Fleet Management Internal Service Fund to be used exclusively to finance the operations of the centralized fleet. (1989, c. 479, ...