Georgia § 32-4-113 - Limitations on power to contract; at least two estimates required for certain expenditures.
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§ 32-4-113. Limitations on power to contract; at least two estimates required for certain expenditures.
A municipality is prohibited from negotiating a contract except a contract: Involving the expenditure of less than $200,000.00; With a state agency or political subdivision as authorized by Code Sections 32-4-111 and 32-4-112; With a railroad or railway company or a publicly or privately owned utility as authorized by Article 6 of Chapter 6 of this title; For engineering or other kinds of professional or specialized services; For emergency maintenance requiring immediate repairs to a public road, including but not limited to bridge repairs, snow and ice removal, and repairs due to flood conditions; or Otherwise expressly authorized by law. No contract involving an expenditure of more than $20,000.00 but less than $200,000.00 shall be awarded under this Code section without the submission of at least two estimates. (Code 1933, § 95A-834, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 356, § 3; Ga. L. 2014, p. 851, § 4/HB 774.)
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