§ 41-4-110 — Purposes and Policies

(a) This article shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this article are to do all of the following:
(1) Simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing procurement by the state.
(2) Permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices.
(3) Make as consistent as possible the procurement laws among the various jurisdictions.
(4) Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement.
(5) Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of this state.
(6) Provide increased economy in state procurement activities and maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of public funds of the state.
(7) Foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system.
(8) Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity.
(9) Obtain in a cost-effective and responsive manner the materials and services required by state agencies in order for those agencies to better serve this state’s businesses and residents.

Legislative History

(Act 2021-296, §2.)