Tennessee § 12-3-302 - Bidding not to include statement that bidder willing to meet lowest bid price — Exception where negotiation permitted.
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§ 12-3-302. Bidding not to include statement that bidder willing to meet lowest bid price — Exception where negotiation permitted.
Any statement or agreement in which the respondent is asked to indicate a willingness to meet the low price, if such respondent is not the low respondent, is adverse to the competitive procurement standards and shall not be included in any solicitation to be awarded by any state agencies. This section applies to divisible contracts. This section shall not apply when applicable law permits negotiated contracts. For the purposes of this section, contracts for the administration of specific service signs pursuant to title 54, chapter 5, part 11 shall not be negotiable. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 17. 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 3, §§ 12-3-301 — 12-3-314 (Acts 1981, ch. 332, §§ 18-20; 2000, ch. 722, § 1; 2004, ch. 798, § 1; 2010, ch. 1098, § 2; T.C.A. § 12-3-215 ; 2011, ch. 295, §§ 5, 19), concerning cost principles and audit, was transferred to title 12, ch. 3, part 6 by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 35-37, effective July 1, 2013. Former title 12, chs. 3 and 4 were recodified by Acts 2013, ch. 403, effective July 1, 2013. In the recodification, some provisions similar to former § 12-4-111 were transferred to this section. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which transferred former title 12, ch. 3, part 3 to title 12, ch. 3, part 6, and enacted this part, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013.
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