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Title 32. HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES · Chapter 4. STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL ROAD SYSTEMS · Article 3. COUNTY ROAD SYSTEMS · Part 2. EXERCISE BY COUNTIES OF POWER TO CONTRACT GENERALLY

32-4-62. Contracts with state, state agencies, adjoining counties, and incorporated municipalities of county.

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

  1. (a)

    Subject to the limitations of this Code section, in addition to the authority to contract with a private contractor, a county may enter into a contract with the state, a state agency, another county or municipality, or with any combination or number of the foregoing entities for work on any public road system of Georgia.#

  2. (b)

    Such a contract with a state agency is subject to the limitations of Code Section 32-2-61, including the cost of the negotiated contract, and the right of the department to supervise performance of the contract.#

  3. (c)

    A county shall have authority to enter into a contract with adjoining counties for the joint work on a road constituting a part of the county road system of those counties which are parties to such contract.#

  4. (d)

    A county shall have the authority provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 32-4-112 to contract with a municipality and expend funds for work on public roads within a municipality in the county.#

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 1933, § 95A-818, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.

Cross references

Provision that county treasurer or other county official shall not receive commission on funds received or disbursed in connection with county contracts with Department of Transportation for construction or repair of roads, § 36-6-13.

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

Text read from t32-(v23a)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V23A, 2019 edition, pages 155 to 156; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 04a286a38b4e.