99G.37 - COMPETITIVE BIDDING. - Iowa Statutes

99G.37 COMPETITIVE BIDDING. 1. The authority shall enter into a major procurement contract pursuant to competitive bidding. The requirement for competitive bidding does not apply in the case of a single vendor having exclusive rights to offer a particular service or product. The board shall adopt procedures for competitive bidding. Procedures adopted by the board shall be designed to allow the selection of proposals that provide the greatest long-term benefit to the state, the greatest integrity for the authority, and the best service and products for the public. 2. In any bidding process, the authority may administer its own bidding and procurement or may utilize the services of the department of administrative services or other state agency.          Section History: Recent Form 2003 Acts, ch 178, §90, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §62, 84, 142