18.38  Opening and accessing of bids--award.

All bids shall be publicly opened or accessed and read and the contracts awarded in the manner designated in the bid specifications. In the award of a contract, due consideration shall be given to the price bid, mechanical and other equipment proposed to be used by the bidder, the financial responsibility of the bidder, the bidder's ability and experience in the performance of similar contracts, and any other factors that the department determines are relevant and that are included in the bid specifications.

Section History: Early form

  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 194; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 15.17; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 18.38]

Section History: Recent form

  98 Acts, ch 1164, §24

Internal References

  Referred to in § 18.3, 18.28, 18.30, 18.50


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