SB450 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Public authorities, contracts for public works, sealed bids, error in publication does not prevent contract from being bid if authority shows proof of submission of advertisement, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law an awarding authority may
let contracts for public works involving $50,000 or
less with or without advertising or sealed bids</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow an awarding authority
to let a contract for public works if a newspaper
to which an advertisement for sealed bids for the
contract was submitted by the awarding authority
did not publish the advertisement for one or more
weeks, if the authority can provide proof that it
submitted the advertisement to the newspaper</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 39-2-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to a contract for public works; to allow an awarding
authority to let a contract for public works if a newspaper to
which an advertisement for sealed bids for the contract was
submitted by the awarding authority did not publish the
advertisement for one or more weeks, if the authority can
provide proof that it submitted the advertisement to the
newspaper.
</p>
Subjects
Public Authorities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 18, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 16, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB450 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |