SB182 Alabama 2020 Session

Relating to the purchase of supplies and services by state government; to repeal Article 5 (commencing with Section 41-4-110) of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975, creating the Division of Purchasing in the Department of Finance; to repeal Article 2 (commencing with Section 41-16-20) and Article 3A (commencing with Section 41-26-70) of Chapter 16 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; and to add Article 5A (commencing with Section 41-4-110A) to Chapter 4 of Title 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975, creating the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and the position of Chief Procurement Officer to make or supervise the purchase of supplies or services by the state and to provide for the appointment, qualifications, duties, and authority of the Chief Procurement Officer; and to amend Sections 41-4-66 and 41-16-50 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide the Chief Procurement Officer with the authority to maintain the state database of each request for proposal for a public contract and to delete state trade schools, junior colleges, colleges, and universities under the supervision and control of the Alabama Community College System from coverage under the public bid law in Article 3 of Chapter 16, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975.