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0485.01000
     Sixty-eighth
     Legislative Assembly                     HOUSE BILL NO. 1127
     of North Dakota
     Introduced by
       Representatives Roers Jones, Mock, Murphy, Pyle, Stemen
       Senators Sickler, Sorvaag
  A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 24-05-04, section 24-08-01, and
  subsection 2 of section 24-08-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county
  highways and bridges; and to repeal section 24-08-09 of the North Dakota Century Code,
  relating to cost limitations for a county bridge.
  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
      SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 24-05-04 of the North Dakota Century
  Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
      1.    If a contract for a highway improvement exceeds onetwo hundred thousand dollars,
            the board of county commissioners shall seek bids by publishing an advertisement at
           least once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the
           county and in other newspapers as the board deems advisable. The first publication
           must be made at least fifteen days before the day set for the opening of the bids. For
           any contract for a highway improvement that exceeds fifty thousand dollars but does
           not exceed onetwo hundred thousand dollars, the county, when possible, shall seek
           quotes from at least two contractors. If a road is destroyed by a flood or other casualty
           and the public interest would suffer by the delay from advertising for bids and awaiting
           the contract, the county commissioners may promptly contract for the rebuilding or
           repair of the road without advertising for bids, regardless of the cost.
     SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 24-08-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is
 amended and reenacted as follows:
     24-08-01. Construction of bridges by board of county commissioners - Petition - Bids
 - Rejection.
     Whenever a majority of the freeholders of a civil township, or a majority of the freeholders
 living within a radius of three miles [4.83 kilometers] of the proposed location, petitionIf the
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  board of county commissioners forapproves the construction of a bridge at a specified location
  within such township, or within any incorporated city, if the cost of the bridge exceeds the sum
  of five hundred dollars, the board of county commissioners shall view and investigate the
  necessity of the proposed bridge. If the board approves the petition, it, the county shall proceed
  to advertise by publication at least once each week, for two successive weeks, in the official
  newspaper of the county, for a period of thirty days, the plans and specifications of the proposed
  bridge, asking for sealed bids for the building of suchconstruction of the bridge, to be submitted
  to it atthe board of county commissioners the next regular or special meeting of the board, at
  which time the board shall proceed to examine all proposals or bids for the building of such
 bridge. The first publication for bids must be made at least fifteen days before the meeting of
 the board to examine the proposals or bids. TheUpon the receipt of satisfactory bids, the board
 shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, requiring the bidder to give a bond in
 a sum not less than the amount stipulated in the bid or contract, conditioned for the faithful
 compliance with the terms of the bid or contract, the bond to be approved by the board and filed
 in the office of the county auditor but. If no satisfactory bids are received, the board may reject
 all bids. If all bids are rejected, the board shall readvertise as provided hereinfor bids in
 accordance with this section. Provided, however, that ifIf the amount of the lowest responsible
 bid is less than fifteen thousand dollars, the board may refuse all bids received and proceed to
 construct the bridge under its own supervision as it deems most expedient and may enter into
 contracts for the labor or material to be used in the construction of the bridge.
     SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 24-08-03 of the North Dakota Century
 Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
     2.    If the cost of rebuilding or repairing a bridge would exceed thirtytwo hundred thousand
           dollars on estimate of the county engineer and upon the approval of the estimate by
           the department, the county commissioners shall advertise for bids and award the
           contract pursuant to section 24-08-01. For any contract for a bridge improvement that
           exceeds fifty thousand dollars but does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, the
           county, when possible, shall seek quotes from at least two contractors. If a bridge is
           destroyed by a flood, fire, or other casualty and the public interest would suffer by the
           delay from advertising for bids and awaiting the contract pursuant to section 24-08-01,
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         the county commissioners may promptly contract for the rebuilding or repair of the
         bridge without advertising for bids, regardless of the cost.
    SECTION 4. REPEAL. Section 24-08-09 of the North Dakota Century Code is repealed.
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Statutes affected: 
INTRODUCED: 24-05-04, 24-08-01, 24-08-03, 24-08-09
Enrollment: 24-05-04, 24-08-01, 24-08-03, 24-08-09