Section 5-18D-10 – Drawing, signing, and filing of contracts.
5-18D-10. Drawing, signing, and filing of contracts. The attorney general shall draw all state contracts for supplies let under the provisions of this chapter and chapters 5-18A, 5-18B, and 5-18C. Each contract shall be signed by the commissioner of administration or a designee, on the part of the state, and by the party to whom […]
Section 5-18D-11 – Cancellation or price adjustment for changing market conditions.
5-18D-11. Cancellation or price adjustment for changing market conditions. If a contract price for goods entered into by the state becomes unreasonable in view of changing market conditions, the Bureau of Administration may cancel the contract or adjust the contract price to meet the changing market conditions if it is necessary to obtain necessary supplies […]
Section 5-18D-12 – Suspension or debarment of business for cause.
5-18D-12. Suspension or debarment of business for cause. The Bureau of Administration, after notice to the business involved, may suspend or debar a business for cause from consideration of any state contracts. The suspension may not exceed three months and the debarment may not exceed three years. Any action to debar or suspend shall be […]
Section 5-18D-13 – Printing contracts–Penalty.
5-18D-13. Printing contracts–Penalty. Each state contract for printing shall provide for a specific amount of penalty for failure on the part of the contractor to deliver the public printing in accordance with the plans and specifications within the time to be designated in the contract. The penalty shall be a fixed sum for each day […]
Section 5-18D-14 – Printing office not to accept contracts from private individuals or organizations.
5-18D-14. Printing office not to accept contracts from private individuals or organizations. No printing office within state government, whether the office is within the Bureau of Administration or within an institution of higher education, may accept printing contracts or jobs from private individuals or organizations. Source: SL 2010, ch 31, §107.
Section 5-18D-15 – Inscription listing publisher, number of copies, and cost of publication per copy.
5-18D-15. Inscription listing publisher, number of copies, and cost of publication per copy. The Bureau of Administration shall establish by rules, promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the criteria by which any publication, brochure, pamphlet, or flyer with a total cost exceeding one hundred dollars, paid for and distributed by a state agency shall bear an […]
Section 5-18D-16 – Soybean-based inks.
5-18D-16. Soybean-based inks. The Bureau of Administration shall purchase, if the price is reasonably competitive and the quality is acceptable, soybean-based inks in lieu of conventional inks for use in any state government operations. The bureau may require the use of soybean-based inks by any private vendor under contract to a state agency in carrying […]
Section 5-18D-17 – Professional services exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
5-18D-17. Professional services exceeding fifty thousand dollars. No agency of the state may award or renew a contract for professional services exceeding fifty thousand dollars without complying with the procedures set forth in this section to §5-18D-22, inclusive. Any agency seeking such professional services shall issue a request for proposals. The agency shall publish any […]
Section 5-18D-18 – Evaluation criteria to be stated in request for proposals.
5-18D-18. Evaluation criteria to be stated in request for proposals. The request for proposals shall state the relative importance of evaluation criteria to be used in the ranking of prospective contractors. The agency shall include the following evaluation criteria in any request for proposals: (1)Specialized expertise, capabilities, and technical competence as demonstrated by the proposed […]
Section 5-18D-9 – Rejection of bids to procure more advantageously elsewhere.
5-18D-9. Rejection of bids to procure more advantageously elsewhere. If, after all bids or proposals are examined, the Bureau of Administration is satisfied that it can procure any or all of the supplies or services covered by the bids or proposals more advantageously elsewhere than from those submitting bids or proposals, it may reject any […]