§ 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 […]
§ 32-2-69. Bidding Process and Award of Contract
Except as authorized by Code Sections 32-2-79, 32-2-80, and 32-2-82, the department shall award contracts to the lowest reliable bidder, provided that the department shall have the right to reject any and all such bids whether such right is reserved in the public notice or not and, in such case, the department may readvertise, perform […]
§ 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 […]