§5A-3-22 Legislative printing.
§5A-3-22. Legislative printing.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the letting of all contracts for legislative printing shall be subject only to the provisions of this section.
Upon request of the Legislature, or either house thereof, all contracts for legislative printing shall be let on competitive bids by the director to the lowest responsible bidder. No vendor, or prospective vendor, may be deemed eligible for any contract under this section if the vendor owes a debt to the state as provided for in section ten-a of this article. Each such contract shall be subject to the approval of the governor, and in case of his disapproval the contract shall be relet on competitive bids submitted in the same manner as the original bids on the contract that was disapproved. Each bid on every such contract shall be within the maximum limits that may be fixed from time to time by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. The clerk of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Delegates shall have exclusive control of all printing authorized by their respective legislative bodies, and shall approve the specifications included in any contract before an invitation for bids is released by the director of purchasing. Before presenting for payment any bill for such legislative printing, the printer shall have the same approved by the purchasing division as correct and according to contract specifications. A copy of all bills for legislative printing shall be furnished the clerk of the house for which such printing was done. When properly approved bills are presented to the clerk of the Senate, or to the clerk of the House of Delegates, he shall draw his requisition upon the auditor in the amount of the bill, payable from the legislative printing fund, and the auditor shall honor the requisition and issue to the printer a state draft therefor.