(a) Any emergency communications district may purchase equipment under the same terms of a legal bid initiated by any other district.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-86-129

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • District: means any emergency communications district created pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 7-86-103
(b)

(1) Any emergency communications district may purchase directly from a vendor the same goods and equipment at the same price and under the same terms as provided in a contract for such equipment entered into by any other district.
(2) Any emergency communications district that purchases goods and equipment under this subsection (b) shall directly handle payment, refunds, returns, and any other communications or requirements involved in the purchase of the equipment without involving the district that originated the contract. The originating district shall have no liability or responsibility for any purchases made by another district under a contract that the originating district negotiated and consummated.