Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Contracting Provisions
§ 32-2-69. Bidding Process and Award of Contract

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

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

§ 32-2-62. Advertising of Nonnegotiated Construction Contracts; Approval of Negotiated Construction Contracts; Factors to Be Considered by Board for Priority of Projects

§ 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

§ 32-2-73. Supplemental and Extension Agreements

§ 32-2-74. Effect of Federal Laws on Code Sections 32-2-60 Through 32-2-73; Power of Department to Secure Benefits of Federal-Aid Program

§ 32-2-75. Contract Clauses for Retainage of Amounts Constituting a Percentage of Gross Value of Completed Work; Time of Final Payment of Retained Amounts to Contractor

§ 32-2-76. Contract Clauses Providing for Escrow Agreements; Mandatory Provisions of Escrow Agreements

§ 32-2-77. Liability of Treasurer of the Department or Other Appropriate Authority and State to Contractor or Surety