Pa. Const. art. III, § 22

The General Assembly shall maintain by law a system of competitive bidding under which all purchases of materials, printing, supplies or other personal property used by the government of this Commonwealth shall so far as practicable be made. The law shall provide that no officer or employee of the Commonwealth shall be in any way interested in any purchase made by the Commonwealth under contract or otherwise. (May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3) 1967 Amendment. Joint Resolution No.3 repealed former section 22 and added present section 22. The subject matter of present section 22 was formerly contained in section 12.