{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-32-4-113","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 32-4-113","heading":"Limitations on power to contract; at least two estimates required for certain expenditures.","body":"(a) A municipality is prohibited from negotiating a contract except a contract:\n(1) Involving the expenditure of less than $200,000.00;\n(2) With a state agency or political subdivision as authorized by Code Sections 32-4-111 and 32-4-112;\n(3) With a railroad or railway company or a publicly or privately owned utility as authorized by Article 6 of Chapter 6 of this title;\n(4) For engineering or other kinds of professional or specialized services;\n(5) For emergency maintenance requiring immediate repairs to a public road, including but not limited to bridge repairs, snow and ice removal, and repairs due to flood conditions; or\n(6) Otherwise expressly authorized by law.\n(b) No contract involving an expenditure of more than $20,000.00 but less than $200,000.00 shall be awarded under this Code section without the submission of at least two estimates.","path":["TITLE 32 Highways, Bridges, and Ferries","CHAPTER 4 State, County, and Municipal Road Systems","Article 4 Municipal Street Systems","PART 2 Exercise by Municipalities of Power to Contract Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.32.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"4a48a133c7bcd5610b363ed924c9e0bb71b2b4cfaf6b559544462cdef6a4fe38","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-32-4-112","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-32-4-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}