Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure
§ 50-5-67. Competitive Bidding Procedure; Method of Soliciting Bids; Required Conditions for Competitive Sealed Proposals; Clarification; Contract Awards; Negotiation of Contracts; Certificate of Independent Price Determination; Receiving Electronic...

I certify that this bid, offer, or proposal is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connection with any corporation, firm, or person submitting a bid, offer, or proposal for the same materials, supplies, services, or equipment and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. I understand collusive bidding is a violation of state and federal law and can result in fines, prison sentences, and civil damage awards. I agree to abide by all conditions of this bid, offer, or proposal and certify that I am authorized to sign this bid, offer, or proposal for the bidder or offeror.”
History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 6; Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 3; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1054, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 659, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1980, p. 90, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 885, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 792, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 605, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 117, § 13/HB 312; Ga. L. 2008, p. 230, §§ 3, 4/SB 175; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1178, § 1/SB 492; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1350, § 8B/HB 1067; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 2/HB 259; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 50/SB 365; Ga. L. 2020, p. 356, § 3/HB 953.
The 2012 amendments. —
The first 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, designated the existing provisions of subsection (b) as present paragraph (b)(1); substituted “services which shall” for “services, which rules and regulations shall” in the next-to-last sentence of paragraph (b)(1); and added paragraph (b)(2). The second 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, made identical changes.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1) substituted “purchase” for “purchases” near the beginning, inserted “made under this part,” and substituted “or the purchase of new automobiles manufactured by a company that constructs or assembles within this state any light duty motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of under 12,500 pounds,” for “made under this part” near the middle.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 8, 2018, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “provided, however, that any bids” for “provided, however, any bids” in the proviso of subsection (g).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in paragraph (d)(4), in the second sentence, substituted “shall become” for “will become” and substituted “, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18 of this title, relating to open records,” for “upon request within one day” in the middle, and, in the last sentence, inserted “, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 18 of this title, relating to open records,” near the beginning and inserted “such” near the end.
Cross references.
Letting of Department of Transportation construction and maintenance contracts by public bid, § 32-2-64 et seq.
Public competitive bidding procedures for sales and leases of state property, § 50-16-39 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, a comma was inserted following “shall prescribe” in the second sentence in subsection (b) (now paragraph (b)(1)).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, “15” was substituted for “fifteen” in the second sentence of subsection (a).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1996, p. 885, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Purchasing Reform Act of 1996.’ ”
Ga. L. 1996, p. 885, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly declares and finds that many of the laws establishing guidelines and requirements for the purchasing of supplies, materials, and equipment by and for state departments and agencies were developed decades earlier and prior to the increase in available sources of supply and the expansion of technology. It is the intent of the General Assembly that these laws be amended to reflect these changes in order to provide greater flexibility for state agencies to make their purchases and to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy which can result in purchase delays and increased administrative costs.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 1/HB 259, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Business Act.’