Specific Statutory Authority

As stated in Section 63G-6-207: (1) The authority to procure certain supplies, services, and construction given the public procurement units governed by the following provisions shall be retained: (a) Title 53B, State System of Higher Education; (b) Title 63A, Chapter 5, State Building Board - Division of Facilities Construction and Management; (c) Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General; (d) Title 72, Transportation; and (e) Title 78A, Chapter 5, District Courts. (2) This authority extends only to supplies, services, and construction to the extent provided in the cited chapters. (3)(a) The Department of Transportation may make rules governing the procurement of highway construction or improvement. (b) This Subsection (3) supersedes Subsections (1) and (2) above. (4) The legislature may procure supplies and services for its own needs.