County road construction-competitive bidding-2.

2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0561
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0213

County road construction-competitive bidding-2.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Hunt, Allen, Krone, Lindholm, Moniz, Paxton and Sommers and Senator(s) Christensen, Driskill, Meier and Wasserburger

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to county road construction; increasing limit of projects not requiring competitive bidding; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 24
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2
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110(
a) is amended to read:

24
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2
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110
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Cooperation with counties in construction and maintenance of county roads; allocation of costs; state
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county road construction account established.

(a)

The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish a separate road construction and
maintenance fund solely for the construction and maintenance of county roads, bridges and culverts. Work using funds from the road construction and maintenance fund of a county shall be performed under contract awarded after competitive bidding if the estimated cost of the work exceeds
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
. All work shall be performed under the immediate control and supervision of the board of county commissioners or its authorized representative and in accordance with county road standards as established by the Wyoming county road standards committee. The road construction and maintenance fund program is a supplement to federal aid, primary and secondary road programs in each county. The term "construction and maintenance" as used in this section means construction, reconstruction, surveys, mapping, right
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of
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way costs, bridges, culverts, general road maintenance and fencing. The county shall use existing grades, bridges and other physical items or facilities in order to minimize or avoid more costly relocation.

Section
2
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This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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