§ 32-2-73. Supplemental and Extension Agreements
The department shall be authorized to execute supplemental agreements to the original contract covering changes or revised or new unit prices and items and supplementing the original contract not to exceed a 20 percent increase in cost of the project and to execute extension agreements affecting the length of the project which may be increased […]
§ 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
Nothing in Code Sections 32-2-60 through 32-2-73 is intended to conflict with any federal law; and, in case of such conflict, such portion of those Code sections as may be in conflict with such federal law is declared of no effect to the extent of the conflict. The department is authorized to take the necessary […]
§ 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
As used in this Code section and Code Sections 32-2-76 and 32-2-77, the term: “Engineer” means the chief engineer or the engineer designated by the Georgia Highway Authority or the State Road and Tollway Authority. “Escrow account” means the certificates of deposit issued by a state or national bank in Georgia and any uninvested cash […]
§ 32-2-76. Contract Clauses Providing for Escrow Agreements; Mandatory Provisions of Escrow Agreements
In lieu of the retained amounts provided for in Code Section 32-2-75, the state is authorized to insert a clause in the specifications of all contracts let and awarded as a result of public lettings for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of any road, highway, bridge, or appurtenance thereto providing for the maintenance of […]
§ 32-2-77. Liability of Treasurer of the Department or Other Appropriate Authority and State to Contractor or Surety
Neither the treasurer of the department or the appropriate authority nor the state shall be liable to the contractor or his surety for the failure of the escrow agent to perform under the escrow agreement, or for the failure of any bank to honor certificates of deposits issued by it which are held in the […]
§ 32-2-78. Definitions
As used in this part, the term: “Alternative contracting method” means a method of contracting authorized by Code Section 32-2-82. “Construction manager/general contractor” means a person the department has selected to perform project delivery pursuant to Code Section 32-2-82. “Participating local governing authority” includes the governing authority of any county or municipality whose geographical jurisdiction […]
§ 32-2-79. Biennial Reporting of Potential Undertakings Best Suited for Public-Private Partnership
At a minimum, the staff of the department shall jointly identify and report to the board by July 31 of each odd-numbered year those potential undertakings best suited for delivery under the procedures of Code Section 32-2-80 and that are expected to provide the greatest public benefit through enhanced public safety, enhanced mobility of goods, […]
§ 32-2-80. Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)
The department shall evaluate a potential project to determine, in the judgment of the department, appropriate or desirable levels of state, local, and private participation in financing such project. In making such determination, the department shall be authorized and encouraged to seek the advice and input of the affected local governing authorities, applicable metropolitan planning […]
§ 32-2-81. Design-Build Procedure
As used in this Code section, the term “design-build procedure” means a method of contracting under which the department contracts with another party for the party to both design and build the structures, facilities, systems, and other items specified in the contract. The department may use the design-build procedure for projects that include buildings, bridges […]
§ 32-2-82. Alternative Contracting Method
The department shall be authorized to utilize an alternative contracting method for project delivery that includes one of the following: An agreement in which a construction manager/general contractor performs two phases of work as follows: The first phase, in which the construction manager/general contractor performs in the capacity of a construction manager, consisting of preconstruction […]