Indiana § 5-16-2-1 - Time for submitting bid; opening bids
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§ 5-16-2-1. Time for submitting bid; opening bids
Sec. 1. All state officers, administrative boards or agencies acting on behalf of the state or any state institution or state agency, authorized by law to let contracts for public work shall have no authority to require any bidder to submit his bid at any time earlier than the open meeting at which it is to be received. All such meetings for receiving bids shall be open to the public and all bidders shall be entitled to attend. Bids so received shall be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and place designated for the receipt thereof.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.228, s.1; Acts 1965, c.317, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.9.
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Section 5-16-2-1 ("Time for submitting bid; opening bids") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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