Title 32 — Title 32
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O.C.G.A. § 32-2-1 Composition of department
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The Department of Transportation shall consist of the State Transportation Board, the commissioner of transportation, the director of planning, the deputy commissioner of transportation, the chief engineer, the treasurer and the assistant treasurer of transportation, and such sub…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-2 Powers and duties of department generally
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(a) The powers and duties of the department, unless otherwise expressly limited by law, shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) The department shall plan, designate, improve, manage, control, construct, and maintain a state highway system and shall have control of …
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-21 Powers and duties of board generally
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The board shall be charged with the general control and supervision of the department. In the exercise of such general control and supervision, the board shall have such duties, powers, and authority as are expressly vested in it by this title, including but not limited to: (1) D…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-4 Information for traveling public
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In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the department is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas and to establish information centers at safe…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-4.1 Gateway Center safety rest area and information center
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may acquire, construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration safety rest area and information center in Cobb County. For purposes of this Code section, the safety rest area and information center shal…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-41 Powers, duties, and authority of commissioner; establishment of divisions
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(a) As the chief executive officer of the department, the commissioner shall have direct and full control of the department. He or she shall possess, exercise, and perform all the duties, powers, and authority which may be vested in the department by law, except those duties, pow…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-41.1 Progress report and State-wide strategic transportation plan
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(a) On or before October 15, 2009, the director shall prepare a report for the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the Senate Transportation Committee and the House Committee on Transportation, respectively, deta…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-41.2 Development of benchmarks; reports; value engineering studies
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(a) The commissioner shall develop and publish in print or electronically benchmarks, based upon the type and scope of a construction project, that detail a realistic time frame for completion of each stage of a construction project, including preliminary engineering and design, …
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-43 Director of planning; appointment; responsibilities
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(a) There shall be a director of planning appointed by the Governor subject to approval by a majority vote of both the House Transportation Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee. The director shall serve during the term of the Governor by whom he or she is appointed a…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-5 Actions by or against department
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(a) The department shall have the authority to bring actions; and it may be sued in such actions as are permitted by law. In addition, the 37 32-2-5 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES 32-2-5 department may adjust and make settlement of any and all claims presented to it under oath. (…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-61 Limitations on power to contract
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(a) The department is expressly prohibited from making or contracting any debts or entering into any contract for which it does not have sufficient funds appropriated at the time of making said debt or entering into said contract to enable it to meet such debt or such contract ob…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-65 Advertising for bids
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(a) On all contracts required to be let by public bid, the commissioner shall advertise for competitive bids for at least two weeks; the public advertisement shall be inserted once a week in such newspapers or other publications, or both, as will ensure adequate publicity, the fi…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-66 Prequalifications of contractors and subcontractors
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In order to establish a list of reliable persons qualified to bid on a department contract or to subcontract with such persons and to ensure that the contract may be awarded to the lowest reliable bidder, the department may adopt and publish in print or electronically uniform and…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-67 Payment by bidder to cover costs
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A bidder shall be required to pay to the department a reasonable sum sufficient to cover the cost to the department of copies of the bid proposal form of the department, the standard specifications of the department, and the plans of the contract if such plans are required becaus…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-68 Proposal guaranty by bidder
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(a) No bid will be considered by the department unless it is accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a certified check or other acceptable security payable to the treasurer of the department for an amount deemed by the department to be in the public interest and necessa…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-69 Bidding process and award of contract
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(a) Except as authorized by Code Sections 32-2-79 and 32-2-80, the department shall award the contract to the lowest reliable bidder, provided that the department shall have the right to reject any and all such bids whether such right is reserved in the public notice or not and, …
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-7 Compensation for employees injured in line of duty
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘external violence, accident, or injury’’ means any act of violence, an accident, or an injury that is caused by a person other than: (1) One who is an employee of the department; or (2) One who is an employee of a contractor or subcont…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-70 Bonds of successful bidder
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Where the contract price exceeds $100,000.00, no department construction contract shall be valid unless the contractor first gives: (1) The performance and payment bonds in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 13; and (2) Such other bonds or insurance policies required by the depa…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-72 Oath by successful bidder
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A successful bidder, before commencing the work, shall execute a written oath, as required by subsection (e) of Code Section 36-91-21, stating that he or she has not violated such Code section which makes it unlawful to restrict competitive bidding. History. — Code 1933, § 95A-81…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-73 Supplemental and extension agreements
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The department shall be authorized to execute supplemental agreements to the original contract covering changes or revised or new unit prices and items and supplementing the original contract not to exceed a 20 percent increase in cost of the project and to execute extension agre…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-78 Definitions
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As used in this Code section and Code Sections 32-2-79 and 32-2-80, the term: (1) ‘‘Participating local governing authority’’ includes the governing authority of any county or municipality whose geographical jurisdiction includes the project. (2) ‘‘Project’’ means a project which…
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-79 Reporting on congestion mitigation; letting of projects
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(a) The staff of the department shall jointly identify and report to the board by July 31 of each odd-numbered year those projects on the state-wide transportation improvement program or otherwise identified that afford the greatest gains in congestion mitigation or promotion of …
O.C.G.A. § 32-2-8 Department to fly POW-MIA flag at interstate rest areas
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The Department of Transportation shall fly the POW-MIA flag year-round at each of the rest areas along interstate highways in this state. The department is authorized to place a plaque at each rest area to indicate Georgia’s appreciation of the sacrifices of prisoners of war and …