Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 32. HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES · Chapter 2. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Article 4. EXERCISE OF POWER TO CONTRACT · Part 2. OTHER CONTRACTING METHODS

32-2-78. Definitions.

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

As used in this part, the term:
(1)
“Alternative contracting method” means a method of contracting authorized by Code Section 32-2-82.#
(2)
“Construction manager/general contractor” means a person the department has selected to perform project delivery pursuant to Code Section 32-2-82.#
(3)
“Participating local governing authority” includes the governing authority of any county or municipality whose geographical jurisdiction includes the project.#
(4)
“Project” means an undertaking, including intermodal railrelated and multimodal transportation solutions, which the department deems appropriate for pursuing or letting based upon the authority granted in this part.#

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History

Code 1981, § 32-2-78, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 976, § 10/SB 200; Ga. L. 2021, p. 480, § 3/HB 588; Ga. L. 2021, p. 526, § 5/HB 577.

Amendments

The first 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “part” for “Code section and Code Sections 32-2-79 and 32-2-80” in the introductory language; added paragraphs (1) and (2); redesignated former paragraphs (1) and (2) as present paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and substituted the present provisions of paragraph (4) for the former provisions, which read: “‘Project’ means a project which the department deems appropriate for letting pursuant to the procedures of Code Section 32-2-79 and Code Section 32-2-80.” The second 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, made identical changes.

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Text read from t32-(v23a)-pdf.pdf, Volume V23A, 2019 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 27 to 28; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 c9639eaf431d.

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