Michigan Laws > Chapter 408 > Act 98 of 2011 – Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act


§ 408.871	Short title
§ 408.872	Intent of legislature; purpose
§ 408.873	Definitions
§ 408.875	Contract for construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of facility; prohibitions concerning bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents
§ 408.877	Grant, tax abatement, or tax credit; prohibitions
§ 408.878	Agreement with labor organization
§ 408.879	Exemption of project, contract, subcontract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit from certain requirements; special circumstances
§ 408.881	Requirements; exceptions
§ 408.883	Effect of act on activities protected by federal law

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Facility: means any actual physical improvement to real property owned, or leased, directly or through a building authority, by a governmental unit, including, but not limited to, roads; bridges; runways; rails; or a building or structure along with the building's or structure's grounds, approaches, services, and appurtenances. See Michigan Laws 408.873
Governmental unit: means this state, a county, city, township, village, school district, intermediate school district, community college, or public university that receives appropriations from this state, or any agency, board, commission, authority, or instrumentality of the foregoing. See Michigan Laws 408.873
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o