All plans and specifications for the erection of public buildings subject to Section 11 of this title shall be submitted prior to bidding and awarding of contract to the governing body of the political entity controlling the funds involved. Such plans and specifications shall be checked for compliance with Section 11 of this title, and no construction contract for any public building shall be awarded unless and until said plans and specifications are approved as being in compliance with Section 11 of this title by the appropriate governmental agency. If public buildings are to be financed by state funds, the Construction and Properties Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall approve said plans and specifications. In the case of public buildings to be financed by county funds or funds controlled by some other political subdivision of the state, the agency whose approval is required shall be the governing body of such subdivision.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 213, § 2, eff. Jan. 2, 1966. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 263, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 45, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2002, c. 294, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 304.