The commissioners shall pay all contractors every thirty (30) days upon estimates made by the engineer in charge of the work for the county, or upon estimates of the assistant engineer for the county, reserving not in excess of ten percent (10%) of the amount of work done at that time as may be evidenced by estimates of the engineer or the engineer's assistants; but the engineers shall be sure at all times that their estimates are not for more than the amount of work actually done, and the commissioners shall at all times reserve an ample amount or percentage to protect the interest of the county.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 9 - County Highway Bonds
§ 54-9-101. Authority to Issue Bonds
§ 54-9-115. Road Districts for Election of Road Commissioners
§ 54-9-116. Road Commissioners Elected From County at Large
§ 54-9-118. Road Commissioners Have Supervision of Construction of Roads
§ 54-9-119. Bond of Commissioners
§ 54-9-120. Vacancies — Filling
§ 54-9-121. Removal of Commissioners
§ 54-9-123. Road Commissioners Not to Be Members of County Legislative Body, nor Related to Members
§ 54-9-125. Work May Be Let in Sections or as a Whole — Rejection of All Bids and Resubmission
§ 54-9-126. Contract — Contents
§ 54-9-128. Officials, Commissioners, or Employees Not to Be Interested in Contracts
§ 54-9-130. Contractors Paid Monthly — Reservation of Percentage to Protect County
§ 54-9-133. Compensation of Engineer
§ 54-9-135. Removal of Engineers — Cause
§ 54-9-136. Expenditure of Surplus on Other Roads
§ 54-9-140. Local Laws for Issuance of Bonds for Road Purposes — Cumulative Power