Indiana Code 5-22-17-3. Contracts for supplies; time periods
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Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to a discounted contractual arrangement for services or supplies funded through a designated leasing entity.
(c) County and municipal hospitals may contract for the purchase of supplies for more than one (1) year but not more than five (5) years if the supplies are purchased under IC 5-22-7.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) through (e) and section 5 of this chapter, a contract for supplies may be entered into for a period not to exceed four (4) years.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-22-17-3
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) The contract must specify that payment and performance obligations are subject to the appropriation and availability of funds.
(e) A political subdivision must have available a sufficient appropriation balance or an approved additional appropriation before a purchasing agent may award a contract.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.