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title: O.C.G.A. § 32-4-113. Limitations on power to contract; at least two estimates required for certain expenditures.
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# O.C.G.A. § 32-4-113. Limitations on power to contract; at least two estimates required for certain expenditures.

(a) A municipality is prohibited from negotiating a contract except a contract:

(1) Involving the expenditure of less than $250,000.00;

(2) With a state agency or political subdivision as authorized by Code Sections 32-4-111 and 32-4-112;

(3) With a railroad or railway company or a publicly or privately owned utility as authorized by Article 6 of Chapter 6 of this title;

(4) For engineering or other kinds of professional or specialized services;

(5) For emergency maintenance requiring immediate repairs to a public road, including but not limited to bridge repairs, snow and ice removal, and repairs due to flood conditions; or

(6) Otherwise expressly authorized by law.

(b) No contract involving an expenditure of more than $20,000.00 but less than $250,000.00 shall be awarded under this Code section without the submission of at least two estimates.

## History

Code 1933, § 95A-834, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 356, § 3; Ga. L. 2014, p. 851, § 4/HB 774; Ga. L. 2025, p. 488, § 5/HB 137, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, substituted “$250,000.00” for “$200,000.00” in paragraph (a)(1) and in subsection (b).