HB334 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Connie C. Rowe Representative

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Allen Treadaway

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Competitive bidding, awarding authority allowed to negotiate lowest bidder when all bids exceed available funding, Sec. 39-2-6 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, competitive bid laws require governmental public works contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

This bill would allow a local board of education or a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education authority, under certain specified circumstances, to negotiate with the lowest responsible and responsive bidder when all bids received exceed the funding available to the awarding authority for the contract.

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Subjects

Competitive Bids