Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 22420

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A contract for a duration not to exceed two (2) years for the placement of vending machines within facilities operated by the Government including any autonomous or semi-autonomous Government agency or any corporation which is wholly owned by the Government, shall be entered into only after advertising for sealed annual bids in a newspaper of general circulation within Guam fourteen (14) days prior to the formal bid opening and then only with the highest responsible bidder. The governing boards of the autonomous and semi-autonomous agencies and Government- owned corporations shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith for the solicitation of bids. Bids for contracts for non-autonomous agencies within the Executive Branch shall be administered by the Director of Administration in accordance with Government bidding procedures. The procedure for the award of bids within facilities operated by the Judiciary or the Legislature shall be in accordance with bidding procedures applicable to those branches of Government, provided that bidding and contract procedures relative to the placement of vending machines and amusement devices on property under the jurisdiction of the Guam Airport Authority shall be in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be from time to time adopted by the Authority.

SOURCE: GC § 302 added by P.L. 13-190:1; amended by P.L. 18-3:1.

2018 NOTE: References to “”Territory”” removed and/or altered to
“”Guam”” pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.