§ 32-2-71. Failure of Successful Bidder to Sign Contract or Furnish Bonds
If the successful bidder fails to sign the contract or furnish the bonds or policies required by Code Section 32-2-70, the proposal guaranty will become the property of the department as liquidated damages. The contract then may be readvertised or the project may be abandoned. History. Code 1933, § 95A-812, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, […]
§ 32-2-72. Oath by Successful Bidder
A successful bidder, before commencing the work, shall execute a written oath, as required by subsection (e) of Code Section 36-91-21, stating that he or she has not violated such Code section which makes it unlawful to restrict competitive bidding. History. Code 1933, § 95A-813, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. […]
§ 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 […]
§ 32-2-60. Authority to Contract; Form and Content of Construction Contracts; Bonds
The department shall have the authority to contract as set forth in this article and in Code Section 32-2-2. All department construction contracts shall be in writing. Any contract entered into by the department for the construction of a public road shall include, as a cost of the project, provisions for sowing vegetation, if appropriate, […]
§ 32-2-61. Limitations on Power to Contract
The department is expressly prohibited from making or contracting any debts or entering into any contract for which it does not have sufficient funds appropriated at the time of making said debt or entering into said contract to enable it to meet such debt or such contract obligation. However, such prohibition shall not apply to […]
§ 32-2-62. Advertising of Nonnegotiated Construction Contracts; Approval of Negotiated Construction Contracts; Factors to Be Considered by Board for Priority of Projects
The advertising of all nonnegotiated department construction contracts shall have the prior approval of the board. When the board is not in session, the commissioner may approve negotiated construction contracts. In determining public roads most in need of work and also the type, class, width, location, and order of priority of each project, the board […]
§ 32-2-63. Authority of Commissioner to Execute Contracts and Authority Lease Agreements
The commissioner shall have full authority to execute contracts and authority lease agreements on behalf of the department whenever such contracts or agreements have been approved in accordance with this title. History. Code 1933, § 95A-804, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.
§ 32-2-64. Required Letting of Contracts by Public Bid; Posting Bid on Department Website Sufficient
Except as authorized by subsection (d) of Code Section 32-2-61, all department construction and maintenance contracts shall be let by public bid. For purposes of this Code section, posting a bid on the department’s website shall satisfy the public bid requirement. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 372, § 2; Code 1933, § 95A-805, enacted by […]
§ 32-2-65. Advertising for Bids
On all contracts required to be let by public bid, the commissioner shall advertise for competitive bids for at least two weeks; the public advertisement shall be inserted once a week in such newspapers or other publications, or both, as will ensure adequate publicity, the first insertion to be at least two weeks prior to […]
§ 32-2-66. Prequalifications of Contractors and Subcontractors
In order to establish a list of reliable persons qualified to bid on a department contract or to subcontract with such persons and to ensure that the contract may be awarded to the lowest reliable bidder, the department may adopt and publish in print or electronically uniform and reasonable rules and regulations which may include […]