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2018 Georgia Code 32-2-71 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 32-2-71 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 32-2-71

TITLE 32 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES

Section 2. Department of Transportation, 32-2-1 through 32-2-81.

ARTICLE 4 EXERCISE OF POWER TO CONTRACT GENERALLY

32-2-71. Failure of successful bidder to sign contract or furnish bonds.

If the successful bidder fails to sign the contract or furnish the bonds or policies required by Code Section 32-2-70, the proposal guaranty will become the property of the department as liquidated damages. The contract then may be readvertised or the project may be abandoned.

(Code 1933, § 95A-812, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Forfeiture of bid bond.

- Contractor's bid bond was required to be forfeited after the contractor first attempted to withdraw the contractor's bid after all bids submitted were opened and then declined to execute the contract awarded to the contractor. DOT v. American Ins. Co., 268 Ga. 505, 491 S.E.2d 328 (1997).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 32-2-71 From Courtlistener.com
Total Results: 1
Department of Transportation v. American Insurance
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1997-09-22
Citation: 491 S.E.2d 328, 268 Ga. 505, 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 3498, 1997 Ga. LEXIS 601
Snippet: Id. § 32-2-69 (a). Id. §§ 32-2-69 (d); 32-2-71. Id. § 32-2-69 (d). See OCGA § 13-3-2.