§ 4-13-2-28 — Central warehouse; establishment; purchasers; notice to institutions and departments of materials and supplies available; procedure for requisitions

(a) The commissioner of the department of
administration shall establish a central warehouse.
(b) Whenever the commissioner determines that it is advantageous
to purchase commodities, materials, or supplies, which are used by
several state agencies for their industries or for general operating
purposes, the commissioner may do so and warehouse same in the state
warehouse. The cost of commodities and the expense incident shall be
paid for in the first instance from the warehousing and stationary
revolving fund.
(c) The commissioner shall keep all institutions and departments
informed of the commodities, materials, and supplies which are
available in the warehouse.
(d) The same procedure for requisitioning articles from the
warehouse shall be followed as in requisitioning for purchases except
that the requisition shall be noted to be drawn from public warehouse.
The commissioner shall invoice to each institution and file the
commissioner's claim for reimbursement for any articles furnished and
shall add to the actual cost a sufficient amount to pay for all warehouse
and handling charges but shall not charge any amount in excess of the
actual cost and expense so as to show a profit in operating this
warehouse.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.279, s.36. As amended by P.L.5-1984,
SEC.56; P.L.18-1991, SEC.8; P.L.215-2016, SEC.83.