1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 52nd Legislature (2009) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 1372 By: Walker | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to roads, bridges and ferries; | | amending 69 O.S. 2001, Section 633, as last amended | 8| by Section 1, Chapter 174, O.S.L. 2005 (69 O.S. Supp. | | 2008, Section 633), which relates to county bridge | 9| construction; increasing certain project thresholds; | | providing an effective date; and declaring an | 10| emergency. | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2001, Section 633, as last | | | 15|amended by Section 1, Chapter 174, O.S.L. 2005 (69 O.S. Supp. 2008, | | | 16|Section 633), is amended to read as follows: | | | 17| Section 633. A. When any culvert or bridge is to be | | | 18|constructed at an estimated cost ofSeventy-five Thousand Dollars| | | 19|($75,000.00)One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) or | | | 20|more, or any culvert or bridge reconstruction is to be accomplished | | | 21|at an estimated cost ofSeventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00)| | | 22|One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) or more, or | | | 23|grade-and-drainage project is to be developed, or reconstruction, | | | 24|replacement or major repairs are to be accomplished by the board of | | | Req. No. 5744 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|county commissioners acting alone or in cooperation with the state | | | 2|or federal government, at an estimated cost ofOne Hundred Fifty| | | 3|Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00)Three Hundred Thousand Dollars | | | 4|($300,000.00) or more, in either event, engineering plans and | | | 5|specifications shall be prepared by the county engineer to insure | | | 6|sound engineering practices. The project shall be advertised for | | | 7|bids pursuant to Section 1101 of this title, and the contract shall | | | 8|be let only after notice at a public letting. If the construction | | | 9|work can be completed for a cost below or equal to the estimate of | | | 10|the engineer or below any bid submitted at a public letting and so | | | 11|entered in its journal, nothing in this title shall prevent the | | | 12|board from causing the same to be built by day labor, force account, | | | 13|and purchase by the county of materials as provided by law. | | | 14| B. If the board of county commissioners deems it necessary, it | | | 15|may consult and seek the advice of the Department of Transportation | | | 16|regarding the design, construction and maintenance of the project, | | | 17|and the Department of Transportation may furnish advice for any of | | | 18|the projects to insure sound engineering practices. If provided, | | | 19|the services shall be furnished without cost or expense to the | | | 20|county. | | | 21| C. The board may authorize the county clerk to draw warrants | | | 22|for the amount of payrolls for labor furnished under the day labor | | | 23|system, when the payrolls are certified to as correct by the | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 5744 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|engineer or person in charge of the work, and the payroll shall be | | | 2|passed upon by the board following certification. | | | 3| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2009. | | | 4| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 5|of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 6|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 7|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 8| | | | 9| 52-1-5744 CJB 12/22/08 | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 5744 Page 3©2008-09 eCapitol, LLC. All rights reserved.
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