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Title 13. CONTRACTS · Chapter 10. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Part 1. BONDS

13-10-4. Limitation on disqualification of bidders upon lack of previous experience.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. In awarding contracts based upon sealed competitive bids or sealed competitive proposals, no bidder shall be disqualified from a bid or proposal or denied prequalification based upon:

  2. (1)

    A lack of previous experience with a job of the size for which the bid or proposal is being sought if:#

    1. (A)

      The bid or proposal is not more than 30 percent greater in scope or cost from the bidder’s previous experience in jobs;#

    2. (B)

      The bidder has experience in performing the work for which bids or proposals are sought; and#

    3. (C)

      The bidder is capable of being bonded by a surety which meets the qualifications of the bid documents for a bid bond, a performance bond, and a payment bond as required for the scope of the work for which the bid or proposal is being sought; or#

  3. (2)

    A lack of previous experience with the construction delivery method to be used for the job for which the bid or proposal is being sought.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 13-10-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 126, § 1/SB 168; Ga. L. 2018, p. 343, § 1/HB 899.

Effective date

This Code section became effective April 24, 2013.

Amendments

The 2018 amendment, effective May 3, 2018, in the introductory paragraph, substituted “based upon: (1) A lack” for “based upon a lack” in the middle; redesignated former paragraphs (1) through (3) as present subparagraphs (1)(A) through (1)(C), respectively; added “; or” at the end of subparagraph (1)(C); and added paragraph (2).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t13-(v11)-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, 2025 supplement, page 144; merge action: added; file SHA-256 6acfbda3d9fa.