§ 12-3-304. Unauthorized contracts void -- Personal liability of officers and heads of agencies.

TN Code § 12-3-304 (2019) (N/A)

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(a) When any state agency required by this chapter to purchase goods or services through the central procurement office, contracts for the purchase of goods or services contrary to this chapter or the rules and regulations made hereunder, such contract shall be void and of no effect.

(b) When the central procurement office contracts for the purchase of goods or services contrary to this chapter or the rules and regulations made hereunder, such contract shall also be void and of no effect.

(c) If any state agency, including the central procurement office, purchases any goods or services contrary to this chapter or the rules and regulations made hereunder, then the chief procurement officer or head of such state agency shall be personally liable for the costs thereof, and if such goods or services are so unlawfully purchased and paid for out of state moneys, then the amount thereof may be recovered in the name of the state in an appropriate action instituted by the state.

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§ 12-3-303. Execution of contracts by executive branch state agencies -- Approval by chief procurement officer -- Contracts for rendering public relations, advertising or related services -- Applicability to various contracts -- Posting of contracts on state procurement office’s website.

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§ 12-3-305. Responsibility for effective management of contracts -- Adoption of regulations or policies that define service contracting fundamentals -- Inclusion of the maximum liability or total estimated purchase in solicitations -- Certification to state agencies the sources of services and supply and the contract price of the various goods and services covered by contracts.