THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-296 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
(a) The Division of Control and Accounts with the State Department of Finance shall establish and maintain and post on the state's website a statewide database of each request for a proposal for a public contract by the State of Alabama, any agency, board, commission, or department of the state which receives state or federally appropriated funds, the State Board of Education, a public college or trade school, or a public university.
(b) The Division of Control and Accounts shall establish procedures and adopt rules to implement this section.
(c) Each agency, board, commission, department, State Board of Education, public college or trade school and public university shall cooperate with and provide information to the Division of Control and Accounts as necessary to implement and administer the section.
(d) Beginning on October 1, 2013, the Division of Control and Accounts may charge any agency, board, commission, or department of the state which receives state or federally appropriated funds for this and any other services provided to them by this division.
(e) The database shall be a public record and may be viewed by any citizen, either in person or via the state's website.
(f) Each request for a proposal shall remain available on the website until the last posting date required by law has expired.
(g) There shall not be a charge for access to the database.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.
Article 3 - Division of Control and Accounts.
Section 41-4-50 - Established; Functions and Duties.
Section 41-4-51 - Comptroller - Head of Division; Appointment.
Section 41-4-52 - Comptroller - Restrictions on Receipt of Revenue.
Section 41-4-53 - Comptroller - Restrictions on Drawing Warrants in Favor of Defaulters.
Section 41-4-54 - Accounts Against State to Be Itemized.
Section 41-4-55 - Method of Indicating Governor's Approval of Vouchers or Accounts Where Required.
Section 41-4-56 - Evidence Required for Payment From Contingent Funds.
Section 41-4-58 - Issuance of Duplicate Warrants When Originals Lost.
Section 41-4-59 - When Warrant Deemed Duly Executed.
Section 41-4-60 - When Warrants Void and Claims Based Thereon Barred.
Section 41-4-61 - Comptroller May Require Proof of Correctness of Claim.
Section 41-4-62 - Refund of Money Paid for Invalid or Unissued Bonds, Etc. - Authorized; Interest.
Section 41-4-65 - Online Database of State Expenditures.
Section 41-4-66 - Online Database of Requests for a Proposal for a Public Contract.