Alabama § 39-3-5 - Preference to Resident Contractors in Letting of Certain Public Contracts.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 39-3-5 — Preference to Resident Contractors in Letting of Certain Public Contracts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-3-5. Preference to Resident Contractors in Letting of Certain Public Contracts.
(a) In the letting of public contracts in which any state, county, or municipal funds are utilized, except those contracts funded in whole or in part with funds received from a federal agency, preference shall be given to resident contractors, and a nonresident bidder domiciled in a state having laws granting preference to local contractors shall be awarded Alabama public contracts only on the same basis as the nonresident bidder’s state awards contracts to Alabama contractors bidding under similar circumstances; and resident contractors in Alabama, as defined in Section 39-2-12, be they corporate, individuals, or partnerships, are to be granted preference over nonresidents in awarding of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident.
(b) A summary of this law shall be made a part of the advertised specifications of all projects affected by this law.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-3-5 ("Preference to Resident Contractors in Letting of Certain Public Contracts.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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