Colorado § 31-15-712 Public improvements by contract - cities

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-15-712 — Public improvements by contract - cities

Colorado § 31-15-712

Title 31Government

Art.Exercise of Municipal Powers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-15-712 (2026).

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All work done by the
city in the construction of works of public improvement of five thousand dollars or
more shall be done by contract to the lowest responsible bidder on open bids after
ample advertisement. It shall be unlawful for any person to divide a works of public
improvement construction into two or more separate projects for the sole purpose
of evading or attempting to evade the requirement that works of public
improvement construction costing five thousand dollars or more be submitted to
open bidding, unless the total cost of any such project would be less if divided into
two or more projects than if submitted to open bidding as one project. If no bids are
received or if, in the opinion of the city council, all bids received are too high, the
city may enter into negoti

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All work done by the
city in the construction of works of public improvement of five thousand dollars or
more shall be done by contract to the lowest responsible bidder on open bids after
ample advertisement. It shall be unlawful for any person to divide a works of public
improvement construction into two or more separate projects for the sole purpose
of evading or attempting to evade the requirement that works of public
improvement construction costing five thousand dollars or more be submitted to
open bidding, unless the total cost of any such project would be less if divided into
two or more projects than if submitted to open bidding as one project. If no bids are
received or if, in the opinion of the city council, all bids received are too high, the
city may enter into negotiations concerning the contract. No negotiated price shall
exceed the lowest responsible bid previously received. The city is not required to
advertise for and receive bids for such technical, professional, or incidental
assistance as it may deem wise to employ in guarding the interest of the city
against the neglect of contractors in the performance of such work.