Procurement Code

The act governs how state agencies acquire supplies, services, and construction work, establishing a common vocabulary and set of procedures for public purchasing. It creates chief procurement offices and officers, along with a board, to administer that process, and provides for competitive award methods — invitations for bids, offers, and negotiation — together with rules covering contract types such as cost-reimbursement, master, and no-cost contracts, multiple awards, change orders, subcontracting, grants, and electronic procurement. Its opening provisions also fix its own reach, addressing which agencies and categories of purchasing fall within it, including public institutions of higher education and artistic or musical services.

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