Tennessee § 12-3-1001 - Register — Prerequisite for respondents.
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§ 12-3-1001. Register — Prerequisite for respondents.
No person, firm or corporation shall be considered for contract award by the central procurement office under this chapter or under the rules and regulations established by the central procurement office, unless and until such person, firm, or corporation makes proper application to the central procurement office, as prescribed by rule or policy approved by the procurement commission, to be placed upon the permanent register of respondents. The central procurement office shall establish and maintain the register under and in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the procurement commission. Acts 1953, ch. 163, § 20 (Williams, § 370.29); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 12-310, 12-3-103 ; Acts 2010, ch. 1098, § 2; 2011, ch. 295, § 5; T.C.A. § 12-3-701 ; Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 59. Compiler's Notes. For the disposition of sections in title 12, ch. 3, as amended by Acts 2013, ch. 403, effective July 1, 2013, please see the table of disposition in § 12-3-101 . Former title 12, ch. 3, part 10, §§ 12-3-1001 — 12-3-1012 , was transferred to title 12, ch. 3, part 12, and former title 12, ch. 3, part 7, §§ 12-3-701 — 12-7-704 , was transferred to this part by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 59-62 and 68-70, effective July 1, 2013. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which transferred former title 12, ch. 3, part 10 to title 12, ch. 3, part 12, and transferred former title 12, ch. 3, part 7 to this part, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013.
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