Tennessee § 12-4-113 - Deadline for addenda and questions concerning bid documents.
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§ 12-4-113. Deadline for addenda and questions concerning bid documents.
If a statute, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation mandates the use of competitive bidding of any kind or nature whatsoever, by any state agency, county or municipal corporation, then, notwithstanding such law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, no addenda within less than forty-eight (48) hours of the bid opening date, excluding weekends and legal holidays designated in § 15-1-101, shall be permitted unless the bid deadline is extended for a reasonable time as determined by the purchasing agent, which shall not be less than forty-eight (48) hours excluding weekends and legal holidays designated in § 15-1-101, to allow for any necessary changes to the bid documents and to allow bidders to resubmit their bids accordingly. Any questions concerning the bid documents must be received by the designer no less than ninety-six (96) hours before bid opening date. This section shall not apply to the department of transportation contracts or any state or local agency contracts funded in whole or in part with state or federal highway funds. Acts 2011, ch. 260, § 1; 2013, ch. 329, § 4, 5; 2013, ch. 403, § 81; T.C.A. § 12-4-126 . 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 § 12-4-126 was transferred to this section by Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 81, 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 § 12-4-113 were transferred to § 12-3-307 , and provisions similar to former § 12-4-126 were transferred to this section.
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Section 12-4-113 ("Deadline for addenda and questions concerning bid documents.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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