Tennessee Code 12-3-508 – Utilities – Service contracts
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-3-508
- Central procurement office: means the government agency established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Procurement: means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring of any goods or services. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Procurement commission: means the state procurement commission, as established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Services: means all services and agreements obligating the state, except services for highway and road improvements governed by title 54 and design and construction services governed by title 4, chapter 15. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- 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 Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Subject to rules of the central procurement office approved by the procurement commission, the central procurement office shall purchase or contract for all telephone, telegraph, electric light, gas, power, postal, and other services for which a rate for the use thereof has been established by a public authority, in such manner as the chief procurement officer deems to be in the best interest of the state.