§84-15 Contracts. (a) A state agency shall not enter into any contract to procure or dispose of goods or services, or for construction, with a legislator, an employee, or a business in which a legislator or an employee has a controlling interest, involving services or property of a value in excess of $10,000 unless:

1. The contract is awarded by competitive sealed bidding pursuant to section 103D-302;
   
2. The contract is awarded by competitive sealed proposal pursuant to section 103D-303; or
   
3. The agency posts a notice of its intent to award the contract and files a copy of the notice with the state ethics commission at least ten days before the contract is awarded.