Tennessee § 12-4-110 - Energy-related services.
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§ 12-4-110. Energy-related services.
Contracts by counties, cities, metropolitan governments, towns, utility districts and other municipal and public corporations of this state for energy-related services that include both engineering services and equipment, and have as their purpose the reduction of energy costs in public facilities, shall be awarded on the same basis as contracts for professional services. Acts 1988, ch. 611, § 1; 2013, ch. 403, § 78; T.C.A. § 12-4-115 . 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 § 12-4-115 was transferred to this section by Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 78, 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 § 12-4-110 were transferred to § 12-3-303 . Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which transferred this section from former § 12-4-115 without amendment, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013. Cross-References. Applicability of section to highway specific service signs, § 54-5-1103 . Attorney General Opinions. T.C.A. § 12-4-115 (transferred to T.C.A. § 12-4-110 ) does not apply to contracts procured by a local education agency for the construction or renovation of public school buildings, regardless of the specific procurement process employed by the LEA for its construction projects. T.C.A. § 49-2-203 controls how an LEA shall procure contracts to construct or renovate a public school. OAG 13-04, 2013 Tenn. AG LEXIS 1 (1/10/13).
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