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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370145</law_id><section_number>56-233.1</section_number><catch_line>Public utilities purchasing practices</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="10">Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="1.1">Purchasing Practices</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every public utility subject to the annual or biennial review provisions of Title 56 shall use competitive bidding to the extent practicable in its purchasing and construction practices. In addition, all such public utilities shall file with the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> and keep current a description of its purchasing and construction practices.</p></section></text><history>1978, c. 627; 2007, cc. 888, 933; 2008, c. 522.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
