18-8-212. Exception. (1) All agencies securing architectural, engineering, and land surveying services for projects for which the fees are estimated not to exceed $20,000 may contract for those professional services by direct negotiation.
     (2) An agency may not separate service contracts or split or break projects for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this part.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 51, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 22, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 518, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 2003.