(a) This article shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-110
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this article are to do all of the following:
(1) Simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing procurement by the state.(2) Permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices.(3) Make as consistent as possible the procurement laws among the various jurisdictions.(4) Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement.(5) Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of this state.(6) Provide increased economy in state procurement activities and maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of public funds of the state.(7) Foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system.(8) Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity.(9) Obtain in a cost-effective and responsive manner the materials and services required by state agencies in order for those agencies to better serve this state’s businesses and residents.
