Oklahoma § 69-633 Plans and specifications - Letting contract - Building by

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 69-633 — Plans and specifications - Letting contract - Building by

Oklahoma § 69-633

Title 69Roads, Bridges, And Ferries

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Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-633 (2026).

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county board - Advisory services - Warrants for payroll.

A.When any culvert or bridge is to be constructed at an estimated cost of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) or more, or any culvert or bridge reconstruction is to be accomplished at an estimated cost of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) or more, or grade-and-drainage project is to be developed, or reconstruction, replacement or major repairs are to be accomplished by the board of county commissioners acting alone or in cooperation with the state or federal government, at an estimated cost of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) or more, in either event, engineering plans and specifications shall be prepared by the county engineer to ensure sound engineering practices. The project shall be advertised for

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county board - Advisory services - Warrants for payroll. A. When any culvert or bridge is to be constructed at an estimated cost of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) or more, or any culvert or bridge reconstruction is to be accomplished at an estimated cost of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) or more, or grade-and-drainage project is to be developed, or reconstruction, replacement or major repairs are to be accomplished by the board of county commissioners acting alone or in cooperation with the state or federal government, at an estimated cost of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) or more, in either event, engineering plans and specifications shall be prepared by the county engineer to ensure sound engineering practices. The project shall be advertised for bids pursuant to Section 1101 of this title, and the contract shall be let only after notice at a public letting. If the construction work can be completed for a cost below or equal to the estimate of the engineer or below any bid submitted at a public letting and so entered in its journal, nothing in this title shall prevent the board from causing the same to be built by day labor, force account, and purchase by the county of materials as provided by law. B. If the board of county commissioners deems it necessary, it may consult and seek the advice of the Department of Transportation regarding the design, construction and maintenance of the project, and the Department of Transportation may furnish advice for any of the projects to ensure sound engineering practices. If provided, the services shall be furnished without cost or expense to the county. C. The board may authorize the county clerk to draw warrants for the amount of payrolls for labor furnished under the day labor system, when the payrolls are certified to as correct by the engineer or person in charge of the work, and the payroll shall be passed upon by the board following certification.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 633, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 103, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1971; Laws 1975, c. 338, § 1, operative July 1, 1975; Laws 1979, c. 92, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 1, 1st Ex. Sess., § 5, emerg. eff. Sept. 8, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 286, § 1; Laws 1984, c. 71, § 3; Laws 2004, c. 419, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 174, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 231, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 253, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 2010; Laws 2022, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.