O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 36-90-8 (2019)

Immunity of local governments from antitrust liability

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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The immunity from antitrust liability afforded to local governments by the provisions of Code Sections 36-65-1 and 36-65-2 shall not apply to public providers in the offering and providing of services as defined in this chapter; and public providers shall be subject to applicable antitrust liabilities, subject, however, to the provisions of the federal Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, 15 U.S.C. Sections 34-36.

History

Code 1981, § 36-90-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1267, § 1.

CHAPTER 91 PUBLIC WORKS BIDDING Sec.

Article 1 General Provisions Sec.

Short title. Definitions.

PART 3

Article 2

Contracting and Bidding Requirements

Affiliated corporation defined; forfeit of security by affiliated corporation. Action on breach of bond.

Written contract required; advertising; competitive sealed bidding; timing of addendums; prequalification. Competitive award requirements. Exceptions; use of inmate labor; emergency situations. Prohibition of disqualification of otherwise qualified bidder from bid or proposal or prequalification based upon lack of previous experience; conditions. Liquidated damages and other incentive provisions for project completion.

Requirement of performance bonds.