Code of Alabama - Title 39: Public Works - Chapter 5 - Actions or Proceedings Upon Public Works or Improvements Contracts Improperly Let or Executed

• Section 39-5-1 Contracts let in violation of law unenforceable; certificate of compliance; rebuttable presumption of compliance
  (a) No civil action shall be brought or maintained by a contractor in any court in this state to require any awarding authority to pay...
• Section 39-5-2 Issuance of false or fraudulent certificate of compliance
  Any awarding authority or its agents issuing a willfully false or fraudulent certificate as required by Section 39-5-1 shall be guilty of a felony and,...
• Section 39-5-3 Actions to recover funds received under such contracts
  An action shall be brought by the Attorney General or may be brought by any interested citizen, in the name and for the benefit of...
• Section 39-5-4 Actions to enjoin letting or execution of such contracts or payment of public funds thereunder
  The Attorney General, a bona fide unsuccessful or disqualified bidder, or any interested citizen may maintain an action to enjoin the letting or execution of...
• Section 39-5-5 Persons entering into contracts for public works presumed to have notice of title
  All persons or parties entering into contracts or agreements with an awarding authority for the construction of a public work shall be conclusively presumed to...
• Section 39-5-6 Provisions of title mandatory; construction and application of title
  The provisions of this title are mandatory, and shall be construed to require strict competitive bidding on contracts for public works. The courts shall not...

Last modified: May 3, 2021