(a) Unless otherwise authorized by law, all state contracts shall be awarded by the use of one of the following methods:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-131

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Competitive sealed bids, pursuant to Section 41-4-132.
(2) Competitive sealed proposals, pursuant to Section 41-4-133.
(3) Small purchase procedures pursuant to Section 41-4-134.
(4) A sole source procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-135.
(5) An emergency procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-136.
(6) A special procurement pursuant to Section 41-4-137.
(b) In the event a bid or offer is received for the supplies or service from a person deemed to be a responsible bidder or offeror and a preferred vendor and the bid is no more than five percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder or offeror who is not deemed to be a preferred vendor, the Chief Procurement Officer or purchasing agency may award the contract to the preferred vendor.
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