Under existing law, before entering into any contract for a public works involving an amount in excess of $100,000, an awarding authority must advertise for sealed bids in a specified manner, which generally includes advertisement by newspaper once a week for three consecutive weeks. This bill would provide certain additional methods of publication that would serve as a safe harbor for the award of a contract for public works in the event a publication by newspaper fails to be completed.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 39-2-2