Section 39-5-1 Contracts let in violation of law unenforceable; certificate of compliance; rebuttable presumption of compliance. (a) No civil action shall be brought or maintained by a contractor in any court in this state to require any awarding authority to pay out public funds for work and labor done, for materials supplied, or on any […]
Section 39-5-2 Issuance of false or fraudulent certificate of compliance. Any awarding authority or its agents issuing a willfully false or fraudulent certificate as required by Section 39-5-1 shall be guilty of a felony and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) […]
Section 39-5-3 Actions to recover funds received under such contracts. An action shall be brought by the Attorney General or may be brought by any interested citizen, in the name and for the benefit of the awarding authority, to recover paid public funds from the contractor, its surety, or any person receiving funds under any […]
Section 39-5-4 Actions to enjoin letting or execution of such contracts or payment of public funds thereunder. The Attorney General, a bona fide unsuccessful or disqualified bidder, or any interested citizen may maintain an action to enjoin the letting or execution of any public works contract in violation of or contrary to the provisions of […]
Section 39-5-5 Persons entering into contracts for public works presumed to have notice of title. All persons or parties entering into contracts or agreements with an awarding authority for the construction of a public work shall be conclusively presumed to have notice of the provisions of this title. (Acts 1961, No. 868, p. 1361, §5; […]
Section 39-5-6 Provisions of title mandatory; construction and application of title. The provisions of this title are mandatory, and shall be construed to require strict competitive bidding on contracts for public works. The courts shall not invoke or apply any principle of quantum meruit, estoppel, or any other legal or equitable principle which would allow […]
