The state or any department, division, bureau, commission, board, authority, agency or political subdivision thereof, may enter into any contract with the United States of America or with any agency thereof for the purchase or lease of any equipment, supplies, materials, or other property without regard to provisions of law which require:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 21-06-08

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

1.    The posting of notices or public advertising for bids or of expenditures.

2.    The inviting or receiving of competitive bids.

3.    The delivery of purchases before payment.

4.    The payment of the cost of the contract out of funds theretofore included in the budget of appropriations for the year; provided, however, that the governing body or executive authority, as the case may be of any department, division, bureau, commission, board, authority, agency, or political subdivision of the state may designate by appropriate resolution or order any official or employee of its own to enter a bid or bids in its behalf at any sale of any equipment, supplies, materials, or other property owned by the United States of America or any agency thereof, and may authorize said person to make any downpayment, or payment in full, required in connection with such bidding.