54-1218. PUBLIC WORKS. (1) It shall be unlawful for this state, or for any county, city, school district, irrigation district, drainage district, highway district, or other subdivision of the state having power to levy taxes or assessments against property situated therein, to engage in the construction of any public works when the public health or safety is involved unless the plans and specifications and estimates have been prepared by, and the construction reviewed by, a professional engineer.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to public construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair work that is governed by chapter 12, title 42, Idaho Code; or public work that is insignificant, that is projects of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in total cost, performed by employees of the public agency and performed in accordance with standards for such work that have been certified by a professional engineer and duly adopted by the public agency’s governing body including, but not limited to, the Idaho standards for public works construction and any supplements thereto, and only if a professional engineer determines that such public construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair work does not represent a material risk to public health or safety.
History:
[54-1218, added 1939, ch. 231, sec. 18, p. 516; am. 1978, ch. 170, sec. 14, p. 383; am. 2008, ch. 378, sec. 15, p. 1039; am. 2013, ch. 289, sec. 1, p. 762; am. 2014, ch. 97, sec. 32, p. 290; am. 2015, ch. 273, sec. 1, p. 1129.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 12 - ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS
Section 54-1201 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 54-1202 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-1204 - QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF BOARD.
Section 54-1205 - COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Section 54-1206 - REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS AND FILLING VACANCIES.
Section 54-1207 - BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS.
Section 54-1208 - BOARD — POWERS.
Section 54-1209 - RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS — OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FUND.
Section 54-1210 - RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Section 54-1212 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSE.
Section 54-1213 - APPLICATIONS AND FEES.
Section 54-1214 - EXAMINATIONS.
Section 54-1215 - LICENSE — SEALS — INTERN CERTIFICATES.
Section 54-1216 - EXPIRATIONS AND RENEWALS — FEES.
Section 54-1218 - PUBLIC WORKS.
Section 54-1219 - COMITY LICENSURE — FEE.
Section 54-1220 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION — PROCEDURES.
Section 54-1221 - REISSUANCE OF WALL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES.
Section 54-1222 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES — PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES.
Section 54-1223 - SAVING CLAUSE — EXEMPTIONS.
Section 54-1226 - SEPARABILITY.
Section 54-1229 - LEGAL SURVEY OF LAND.
Section 54-1230 - LAND SURVEYING — RIGHT OF ENTRY.
Section 54-1234 - MONUMENTATION — PENALTY AND LIABILITY FOR DEFACING.