Georgia-2011-HB650-Introduced

To amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide that the Georgia Procurement Registry shall be used in addition to the official legal organ and other media outlets for advertisement of certain bid opportunities for goods and services and public works construction contracts by a county, municipal corporation, or local board of education; to provide that advertisement via the Georgia Procurement Registry shall be at no cost to local government entities; to require advertisement of certain bid opportunities by local government entities via the Georgia Procurement Registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, is amended in Chapter 80, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

Each bid opportunity of a county, municipal corporation, or local board of education for goods and services valued at $10,000.00 or more and each bid opportunity for public works construction contracts valued at $100,000.00 or more shall be advertised by such respective local government entity in the:

(1) Georgia Procurement Registry as established in subsection (b) of Code Section 50-5-69, at no cost to the local government entity;

(2) Official legal organ of the county, municipal corporation, or local board of education in the same manner as required by Code Section 36-91-20; and

(3) Other media normally utilized by the local government entity when advertising bid opportunities, including the Internet website of the local governmental entity.

Each advertisement shall include such details and specifications as will enable the public to know the extent and character of the bid opportunity."

Said title is further amended in Code Section 36-91-20, relating to contracting and bidding requirements for public works construction contracts, by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (b) as follows:

"(b)(1) Prior to entering into a public works construction contract other than those exempted by Code Section 36-91-22, a governmental entity shall publicly advertise the contract opportunity. Such notice shall be posted conspicuously in the governing authority's office and shall be advertised in the legal organ of the county or by electronic means on an Internet website of the governmental entity or an any appropriate Internet website websites identified by the governmental entity which may shall include the Georgia Procurement Registry as provided by Code Section 50-5-69."