A. If no timely bid is received after bid notices have been published on any proposed public construction contract which does not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or on any proposed construction management trade contract or subcontract which does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00):
1. The governing body of a county, city, town or school district may direct its employees or agents to negotiate the contract with a prospective contractor; or
2. The state agency, as defined in Section 202 of this title, shall request the State Construction Administrator of the Construction and Properties Division to negotiate a contract on its behalf.
B. The amount of a public construction contract which may be awarded by the governing body pursuant to this section shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), nor shall the amount of a construction management trade contract or subcontract awarded by the governing body pursuant to this section exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), and the work to be performed shall be as specified in the initial bidding documents. The contract shall be executed within six (6) months after the date initially set for opening of bids. The contract and contract procedure shall conform to all other applicable provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 339, § 3, emerg. eff. June 25, 1980. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 9, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 22, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2021, c. 340, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.