A. An invitation for bids shall be issued and shall include the specifications for the services, construction or items of tangible personal property to be procured, all contractual terms and conditions applicable to the procurement, the location where bids are to be received, the date, time and place of the bid opening and the requirements for complying with any applicable in-state preference provisions as provided by law.
B. If the procurement is to be by sealed bid without electronic submission, the invitation for bids shall include the location where bids are to be received and the date, time and place of the bid opening.
C. If the procurement is to be by sealed bid with part or all of the bid to be submitted electronically, the invitation for bids shall comply with the requirements of Section 13-1-95.1 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 76; 2006, ch. 23, § 3; 2011 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 3.
The 2011 (1st. S.S.) amendment, effective October 5, 2011, required that invitations for bids include a statement of the requirements for complying with the applicable resident preference; and in Subsection A, after "place of the bid opening", added the remainder of the sentence.
The 2006 amendment, effective March 2, 2006, added Subsection B to provide that if the procurement is a bid without electronic submission, the invitation for bids shall include the location where bids are to be received and the date, time and place of bid opening and added Subsection C to provide that if the procurement is to be by bid with part or all of the bid to be submitted electronically, the invitation for bids shall comply with 13-1-95.1 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 64 Am. Jur. 2d Public Works and Contracts § 53.
72 Supp. C.J.S. Public Contracts § 11.
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