History. Code 1933, § 95A-810, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 153, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 591, § 7; Ga. L. 2003, p. 905, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1343, § 3/HB 817; Ga. L. 2018, p. 372, § 3/SB 445; Ga. L. 2020, p. 371, § 2/HB 1098; Ga. L. 2021, p. 480, § 2/HB 588; Ga. L. 2021, p. 526, § 4/HB 577.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, added subsection (f).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, substituted “award contracts” for “award the contract” in the beginning of subsection (a); added the last sentence to subsection (b); deleted former subsection (e), which read: “For the purposes of this Code section, posting a bid on the department’s website shall be equivalent to having read the bid.”; redesignated former subsection (f) as present subsection (e); and added subsection (f).
The 2021 amendments.
The first 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “32-2-79, 32-2-80, and 32-2-82,” for “32-2-79 and 32-2-80” in subsection (a). The second 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, made identical changes.
Law reviews.
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 170 (2003).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 2 - Department of Transportation
Article 4 - Exercise of Power to Contract
Part 1 - General Contracting Provisions
§ 32-2-60. Authority to Contract; Form and Content of Construction Contracts; Bonds
§ 32-2-61. Limitations on Power to Contract
§ 32-2-63. Authority of Commissioner to Execute Contracts and Authority Lease Agreements
§ 32-2-64. Required Letting of Contracts by Public Bid; Posting Bid on Department Website Sufficient
§ 32-2-65. Advertising for Bids
§ 32-2-66. Prequalifications of Contractors and Subcontractors
§ 32-2-67. Payment by Bidder to Cover Costs
§ 32-2-68. Proposal Guaranty by Bidder
§ 32-2-69. Bidding Process and Award of Contract
§ 32-2-70. Bonds of Successful Bidder
§ 32-2-71. Failure of Successful Bidder to Sign Contract or Furnish Bonds
§ 32-2-72. Oath by Successful Bidder