New Mexico Code § 13-1-41

Definition; contract
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"Contract" means any agreement for the procurement of items of tangible personal property, services or construction.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 14.
Cross references. — For definition of "procurement," see 13-1-74 NMSA 1978.
For definition of "tangible personal property," see 13-1-93 NMSA 1978.
Formation of contract. — A contract was not formed when the Human Services Department [health care authority department] selected a bid pending General Service Department approval and legislative appropriation, since the pending actions were not mere legal formalities, but conditions precedent to contract formation. Wisznia v. Human Servs. Dep't , 1998-NMSC-011, 125 N.M. 140, 958 P.2d 98.

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