Alabama § 41-10-271 - Acquisition, Construction, Etc., of Judicial Facilities; Award of Contract; Payments Under Contract; Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance Expenses; Revision of Plans.

§ 41-10-271. Acquisition, Construction, Etc., of Judicial Facilities; Award of Contract; Payments Under Contract; Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance Expenses; Revision of Plans.

The authority shall proceed with the acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping of the judicial facilities as soon as may be practicable following the sale of the authority’s bonds. Such acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping shall be done by the authority under the supervision of the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance upon the award of a contract or contracts for each part of the work to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for and public opening of sealed bids; provided, that for the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bidder, the invitation for bids and the bidding documents shall be so arranged that alternates from the base bid shall constitute cumulative deductions from the base bid in the event such alternates should be selected. All such contracts shall be lump sum contracts and shall be awarded and executed by the authority to the respective lowest responsible bidders following determination by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance of the lowest responsible bidder. Payments made under any such contracts shall be only upon the contractor’s written, verified statements when approved by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance or its agent, in such amounts as the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance may approve as having been then earned under such contracts. The Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance shall be reimbursed for all reasonable direct costs incurred by it in connection with such acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping, including expenses and fees for the preparation of plans, specifications and contract documents and supervision and inspection of the work. Such plans and specifications may be revised and extras may be added to the contracts only when approved by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance and only to the extent that funds are available therefor.