Any agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders in restraint of freedom of competition, by agreement, to bid at a fixed price or to refrain from bidding or otherwise shall render the bids of such bidders void and shall cause such bidders to be disqualified from submitting further bids to the awarding authority on future purchases.
Whoever knowingly participates in a collusive agreement in violation of this section involving a bid or bids of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and under shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law.
Whoever knowingly and intentionally participates in a collusive agreement in violation of this section involving a bid or bids of over fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) shall be guilty of a Class C felony, and upon conviction shall be punished as prescribed by law.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 16 - Public Contracts.
Article 3 - Competitive Bidding on Contracts of Certain State and Local Agencies, Etc.
Section 41-16-50 - Contracts for Which Competitive Bidding Required.
Section 41-16-51 - Contracts for Which Competitive Bidding Not Required.
Section 41-16-56 - Effect of Advance Disclosure of Terms of Bid.
Section 41-16-58 - Bond for Faithful Performance of Contract May Be Required.
Section 41-16-59 - Assignment of Contracts.
Section 41-16-62 - Provisions of Article Not Applicable to Certain Municipal Contracts.