12-4-110 - Execution Exceptions. - Tennessee Statutes

12-4-110. Execution Exceptions.

(a)  Any personal services, professional services or consultant services contract entered into by an executive department or agency of the state government must be executed by the head of such department or agency and approved by the commissioner of finance and administration. Any other provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, approval of the commissioner of finance and administration and no other officer of the state government is necessary, except as follows:

     (1)  Contracts calling for expenditures from appropriations of more than one (1) fiscal year must also be approved by the comptroller of the treasury;

     (2)  Contracts for financial management, auditing or accounting services must also be approved by the comptroller of the treasury;

     (3)  Contracts for engineering or architectural services must also be approved by the state architect;

     (4)  Contracts of the University of Tennessee and the state university and community college system need not be approved by the commissioner of finance and administration, but they shall be subject to applicable provisions of the rules described in § 12-4-109;

     (5)  Purchases of services, the total cost of which is less than an amount determined pursuant to policy established by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the comptroller of the treasury, need not be approved by the commissioner; provided, that such purchases are still subject to applicable provisions of the rules promulgated pursuant to § 12-4-109. Notwithstanding the above language in this subdivision, contracts that have a total cost exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) must be approved by the commissioner; this fifteen thousand dollar ($15,000) amount, however, is subject to change July 1 of each year, based upon the calendar year change for the previous calendar year in the consumer price index as published by the United States bureau of labor statistics; or

     (6)  [Deleted by 2000 amendment.]

(b)  This section shall not apply to construction and engineering contracts entered into by the department of transportation pursuant to the provisions of title 54, chapter 5, or to contracts for projects required by law to be approved by the state building commission, and shall not apply to contracts for procurement of services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase, and delivery of bonds, notes and other debt obligations or the administration, safekeeping, and payment after delivery of such debt obligations by the state or any of its agencies.

[Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1976, ch. 601, §§ 4, 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-451; Acts 1980, ch. 845, §§ 2, 3; 1982, ch. 813, § 1; 1983, ch. 115, § 4; 1984, ch. 770, § 2; 1989, ch. 405, § 1; 2000, ch. 924, § 10.]