Section 41-4-131 - Methods of awarding state contracts(a) Unless otherwise authorized by law, all state contracts shall be awarded by the use of one of the following methods: (1) Competitive sealed bids, pursuant to Section 41-4-132.(2) Competitive sealed proposals, pursuant to Section 41-4-133.(3) Small purchase procedures pursuant to Section 41-4-134.(4) A sole source procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-135.(5) An emergency procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-136.(6) A special procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-137.(b) In the event a bid or offer is received for the supplies or service from a person deemed to be a responsible bidder or offeror and a preferred vendor and the bid is no more than five percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder or offeror who is not deemed to be a preferred vendor, the Chief Procurement Officer or purchasing agency may award the contract to the preferred vendor.Ala. Code § 41-4-131 (1975)
Added by Act 2021-296,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2022.