Title 39

For the purpose of carrying into effect the terms of this chapter and insuring to the state and its political subdivisions the award of all contracts to responsible and responsive bidders, the awarding authority may prepare and promulgate rules and regulations it deems proper, bu…

(a) Every nonresident contractor, as defined in Section 39-2-12 shall register with the Department of Revenue prior to engaging in the performance of a contract in this state. At the time of registration the contractor shall deposit with the Department of Revenue five per centum …

(a)(1) Before entering into any contract for a public works involving an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the awarding authority shall advertise for sealed bids, except as provided in subsection (k). (2)a. If the awarding authority is the state, a coun…

(a) For contracts let by the Department of Transportation, proposals may be obtained only upon payment of a fee, to be determined by the Department of Transportation, not in excess of five dollars ($5). Plans and specifications may be obtained only upon payment of a fee, to be de…

(a) The bidder shall be required to file with his or her bid either a cashier’s check drawn on an Alabama bank or a bid bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in the State of Alabama, payable to the awarding authority for an amount not …

All bid guaranties, except those of the three lowest bona fide bidders, shall be returned immediately after bids have been checked, tabulated, and the relation of the bids established. The bid guaranties of the three lowest bidders shall be returned as soon as the contract bonds …

(a) The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, unless the awarding authority finds that all the bids are unreasonable or that it is not in the interest of the awarding authority to accept any of the bids. A responsible bidder is one who, among …

In case of error in the extension of prices in bids, the unit price will govern. In case of discrepancy between the prices shown in the figures and in words, the words will govern. (Acts 1947, No. 492, p. 338, §6.)

The bidder to whom the award is made shall, when required, enter into a written contract on the form included in the proposal, plans, and specifications, furnish a performance bond and payment bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in t…

The awarding authority shall approve the contractor’s bonds meeting the requirements of Section 39-2-8 and the contractor’s evidence of insurance meeting the requirements of the bid documents, as well as complete the execution of the contract, within 20 days after their presentat…