Oklahoma § 61-81 - Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act

§ 61-81. Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair and Open

Competition in Governmental Construction Act”. The purposes of this

act are to provide for the efficient procurement of goods and

services by governmental units; to promote the economical,

nondiscriminatory, and efficient administration and completion of

state and state-funded or state-assisted construction projects; to

provide for fair and open competition for construction contracts,

grants, tax abatements, and tax credits awarded by governmental

units; to prohibit requirements for certain terms in construction

contracts and construction contracts awarded by governmental units

and supported through grants and tax subsidies and abatements by

governmental units; to prohibit expenditure of public funds under

certain conditions; to prohibit certain terms in procurement

documents for certain expenditures by governmental units involving

public facilities; and to provide powers and duties for certain

public officers, employees, and contractors.

Added by Laws 2012, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.