CHAPTER 11. EMERGENCY REPAIRS WITHOUT BIDDING

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    Chapter 11. Emergency Repairs Without Bidding

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Requirements
    Sec. 1. Whenever a bridge, culvert, roadway, or any other physicalproperty of the state highway system has been damaged to the extentthat it is not usable by the traveling public or is unsafe for use, andby order of the governor it is determined that an emergency exists,the department shall proceed with due diligence to reopen thehighway to traffic and make it safe for the traveling public. For thispurpose, the department may proceed without advertising for bids if:
        (1) three (3) or more bids are invited from persons prequalifiedto perform the work required to be done; and
        (2) the records of the department show the names of thosepersons invited to bid.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.220.

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Bids in excess of engineer's estimate; minimum number of bids
    Sec. 2. The department may proceed to award the contract to alow bidder on an emergency contract even though the bid is in excessof the engineer's estimate, but only if there are at least three (3) bidsreceived, and the low bid does not exceed the engineer's estimate bymore than ten percent (10%). If there is an operative bid below theengineer's estimate, this section does not necessitate a minimumnumber of bids to be received.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.220.

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Bids from racial minority businesses
    Sec. 3. The department shall make a concentrated effort to invitebids from racial minority businesses.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.220.