shall be awarded on the basis of competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals. Governmental entities shall have the authority to reject all bids or proposals or any bid or proposal that is nonresponsive or not responsible and to waive technicalities and informalities.
History. Code 1981, § 36-91-20 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 498, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 12; Ga. L. 2007, p. 640, § 2/SB 146; Ga. L. 2018, p. 926, § 2/HB 489; Ga. L. 2019, p. 283, § 2/HB 322.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in paragraph (b)(1), in the second sentence, substituted “or any appropriate Internet websites identified by the governmental entity which shall” for “or an Internet website identified by the governmental entity which may” in the middle, and added “, provided that such posting is at no cost to the governmental entity” at the end.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 28, 2019, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (b)(1) for the former provisions, which read: “Prior to entering into a public works construction contract other than those exempted by Code Section 36-91-22, a governmental entity shall publicly advertise the contract opportunity. Such notice shall be posted conspicuously in the governing authority’s office and shall be advertised in the legal organ of the county or by electronic means on an Internet website of the governmental entity or any appropriate Internet websites identified by the governmental entity which shall include the Georgia Procurement Registry as provided by Code Section 50-5-69, provided that such posting is at no cost to the governmental entity.”
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For survey article on local government law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 263 (2008).