Sec. 5. (a) The purchasing agency shall give notice of the invitation for bids in the manner required by IC 5-3-1.

     (b) The purchasing agency for a state agency shall also provide electronic access to the notice through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology.

     (c) The purchasing agency for a political subdivision may also provide electronic access to the notice through:

(1) the computer gateway administered by the office of technology; or

(2) any other electronic means available to the political subdivision.

As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.251-1999, SEC.5; P.L.31-2002, SEC.3; P.L.93-2004, SEC.8; P.L.177-2005, SEC.22.