Legislative intent.

Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-902

in effect

The General Assembly intends for this subchapter to: (1) Provide for the efficient procurement of services to provide for the online advertisement of notices of an intention to receive bids by local governmental units; (2) Promote the economical and efficient administration and completion of public works construction projects; (3) Provide for an impartial selection process in selecting statewide vendors to administer online advertisements of notices of an intention to receive bids by local governmental units; (4) Provide for fair and open competition in selecting vendors to accomplish the goals of this subchapter; (5) Prohibit anticompetitive conduct in vendors, including without limitation a vendor's having a direct interest in one (1) or more of the other vendors awarded a contract under this subchapter; and (6) Provide significant penalties for an individual or entity that violates this subchapter.

Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.22.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026