SB19 Alabama 2014 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Competitive bids, 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, 41-16-24, 41-16-54 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, an awarding authority may let contracts for public works involving $50,000 or less with or without advertising for sealed bids.

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, and the authority can provide proof that it in good faith submitted the advertisement to the newspaper.

To amend Sections 39-2-2, 41-16-24, and 41-16-54 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 and the authority can provide proof that it in good faith submitted the advertisement to the newspaper.

Subjects

Competitive Bids