28-409. Agreements with public and private
entities; fund
A. The director shall:
1. Subject to the limitations of section 41-2544, enter into agreements by direct
contract with public and private entities or their authorized agents, brokers or
subcontractors for services located in department offices that the director deems of
mutual interest to both parties.
2. For compensation, enter into agreements by direct contract with public and
private entities or their authorized agents, brokers or subcontractors to advertise goods
and services.
B. The shared location and advertising agreements expense fund is established
consisting of monies received pursuant to agreements entered into pursuant to this
section. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director may use monies
deposited in the fund to partially offset the cost incurred by the department in
providing a location or advertising. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of
section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
C. The director shall not enter into any agreements pursuant to this section
without first contacting at least two competitors of the proposed contractor to determine
whether terms more beneficial to this state than those offered by the proposed contractor
are available. The director shall document the department's efforts to obtain
competitive proposals in the contract file.
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