This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Local Government Public Works Construction Law."
(Code 1981, §36-91-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 12.)
Cross references.- Contracts for public works, T. 13, C. 10.
For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Orders 06.11.20.01, 06.29.20.02, 07.15.20.01, 07.31.20.02, 08.15.20.01, and 08.31.20.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders.
Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 12, effective July 1, 2001, redesignated former Code Section 36-91-1 as present Code Section 36-91-2.
Law reviews.- For article, "General Overview of Procurement Process," see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 12 (2005). For article, "Construction Law," see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 51 (2018).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Mandamus.
- Based on the Georgia legislature's explicitly stated intention in the Georgia Local Government Public Works Construction Law, O.C.G.A. § 36-91-1 et seq., that local laws and ordinances controlled the manner of the city's execution of and entry into contracts, a contractor was not entitled to a writ of mandamus requiring the city to execute a contract in the city's favor, as neither the mayor nor the city council exercised their discretionary authority to approve any award that might or might not have resulted from the competitive sealed proposals process. Duty Free Air & Ship Supply Co./Franklin Wilson Airport Concession, Inc. v. City of Atlanta, 282 Ga. 173, 646 S.E.2d 48 (2007).