Upon the making of the preliminary assessment, the board shall prepare contracts and bid specifications, and shall bid or otherwise contract for the acquisition, construction, or installation of all the improvements as specified in the petition. In general, all contracts shall be bid in accordance with applicable state law. However, if an improvement or a portion of an improvement is to be paid for exclusively with funds provided through assessments under this chapter or by the owners or on behalf of the owners, and not from any revenues, taxes, or funds of the appointing government, the contracting for the acquisition, construction, or installation of the improvement or portion thereof shall be exempt from all laws relating to the advertising and award of construction contracts and purchase contracts, including, without limitation, Title 39 and Article 3 of Chapter 16 of Title 41, and shall be performed in the sole discretion of the board. All contracts and bids shall be contingent upon the issuance of a final assessment by the appointing government as hereinafter provided.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board may contract for and commence the acquisition, construction, or installation of one or more improvements or a portion of one or more improvements in advance of a preliminary or final assessment, provided that the contract for the acquisition, construction, or installation is exempt from laws relating to the advertising and award of construction contracts and purchase contracts under this section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Chapter 99A - Alabama Improvement Districts.
Section 11-99A-2 - Definitions.
Section 11-99A-3 - Conduct of Hearings.
Section 11-99A-4 - Establishment of Districts.
Section 11-99A-5 - Validity of Petition to Form or Amend District.
Section 11-99A-6 - Powers of a District.
Section 11-99A-8 - Internal Operations of a District.
Section 11-99A-9 - Appointment of Board Members.
Section 11-99A-10 - Annexation Incidental to Formation of District.
Section 11-99A-11 - Assessment of District Land.
Section 11-99A-12 - Contracting for Improvements.
Section 11-99A-13 - Final Assessment.
Section 11-99A-14 - Payment of Assessments.
Section 11-99A-15 - Issuance of Bonds by Districts; Terms and Assessments.
Section 11-99A-16 - Exemptions of District - Usury and Interest Laws.
Section 11-99A-17 - Pledge of Assessments.
Section 11-99A-18 - Refundings.
Section 11-99A-19 - Excess Funds.
Section 11-99A-20 - Exemption From Taxation.
Section 11-99A-21 - Failure to Pay Assessments.
Section 11-99A-22 - Amendments of District.
Section 11-99A-23 - Conduct of Elections.
Section 11-99A-24 - Dispute as to Ownership.
Section 11-99A-25 - Failure to Provide Notice.
Section 11-99A-26 - Multiple Assessments.
Section 11-99A-27 - Dissolution and Liquidation.
Section 11-99A-28 - Reimbursement of Appointing Government Costs.
Section 11-99A-29 - Resolutions Not Permanent.
Section 11-99A-30 - Methods of Allocating Assessments.
Section 11-99A-31 - Recordation of Notice of Lien.
Section 11-99A-32 - Apportionment of Liens.
Section 11-99A-33 - Non-Effect of Errors.
Section 11-99A-34 - Irregularly Shaped Lots.
Section 11-99A-35 - Enjoining of Assessments.
Section 11-99A-36 - Pledge of Assessments to Bonds.
Section 11-99A-37 - Appropriations by Public Persons.
Section 11-99A-38 - Merger of Improvement Districts.
Section 11-99A-39 - Feasibility as a Condition.
Section 11-99A-40 - Land Owned by Public Persons.
Section 11-99A-41 - Use of Improvements by Persons Not Assessed.
Section 11-99A-42 - Reassessments.
Section 11-99A-43 - Assessment Revenue Anticipation Bonds, Notes Etc.
Section 11-99A-44 - Bonds in Series.
Section 11-99A-45 - Parity Bonds.
Section 11-99A-46 - Assumption of Municipal or County Actions.
Section 11-99A-47 - Limited Exception From Regulations.
Section 11-99A-48 - Additional Security for Bonds.
Section 11-99A-49 - Investments in Bonds.
Section 11-99A-50 - Provisions Cumulative.