(a) Whenever any agency of the state shall determine to construct any buildings and facilities or to make any repairs or additions to existing buildings and facilities and there are funds available for these purposes, then the agency shall have the authority to undertake any such project by the employment and use of its own forces, or by contract, or in part by its own forces and in part by contract, all as in its opinion shall be in the best interest of the state. For this purpose, the agency may employ architects.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any city, town, county, or school district within this state.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 4 - State Accounting and Budgetary Procedures
Subchapter 14 - Construction of Buildings and Facilities
§ 19-4-1402. Contracts to be filed
§ 19-4-1403. Agencies exempted
§ 19-4-1405. Bidding procedure — Definition
§ 19-4-1407. Method of financing
§ 19-4-1409. Use of other funds
§ 19-4-1410. Completion of contracts
§ 19-4-1411. Processing of payments
§ 19-4-1413. Projects constructed with private funds