Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may designate a committee of the board, which may consist of employees or officers of the board, to open or tabulate bids at a date, time, and place fixed by advertisement for:

(1) the purchase of:

(A) supplies;

(B) material;

(C) equipment; or

(D) land;

(2) the building, enlargement, or alteration of any school building; or

(3) any other purpose.

     (b) The committee of the board shall open and tabulate each bid that is presented to the committee. The bids shall be:

(1) read and tabulated publicly;

(2) immediately entered in the record of the board; and

(3) reported to the board at the board’s next meeting.

     (c) A bid shall be accepted or rejected by the committee of the board under this section. The bid shall be accepted or rejected by the board in an official board meeting.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-17.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.