13-1331. Contracts, bids, plans and specifications; time for levy. All contracts for improvements costing more than one thousand dollars shall be in writing, and there shall be no liability to any contractor or his or her assignees for the construction of any improvement costing more than one thousand dollars unless the contract therefor is in writing. At least twenty days before the board shall let any contract for any improvement, they shall cause accurate detailed plans and complete specifications therefor, together with a detailed estimate, under oath, of the cost of such improvement, to be made by some competent person and filed in the office of the clerk of such board, for inspection by all persons interested therein, and thereafter, and before letting of such contract, the board shall advertise for bids to do such work in accordance with such plans and specifications for at least ten days in the official city paper.
All bids shall be made in writing and signed by the bidder, and presented by the bidder, his or her agent or attorney, to the board, at a public meeting thereof, and all bids shall be considered and accepted or rejected immediately after their submission. The board may reject any bids and shall not accept a bid in excess of the estimated cost of the work, and a contract let at a price in excess of the estimated cost of the work shall be void. No special assessments shall be levied for the cost of any work until the contract therefor has been let; but such assessments may be levied before the construction of an improvement, when the cost of the same is definitely ascertained.
History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 32; R.S. 1923, § 13-1331; L. 1953, ch. 89, § 1; June 30.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class
Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards And Playgrounds
13-1324 Assessments for sidewalks and sodding; plans and specifications; scrip to contractor.
13-1325 Sodding; scrip to contractors; special assessments.
13-1326 Change of grade; eminent domain proceedings.
13-1327 Assessments for change of grade.
13-1328 Notice of assessment; correction.
13-1329 Cost paid from fund of district.
13-1330 Reimprovements; construction of bridges.
13-1331 Contracts, bids, plans and specifications; time for levy.
13-1332 When bonds may be issued; notice.
13-1333 Limitation of action to contest assessment.
13-1334 Streets through parks; railroads; transmission lines.
13-1335 Grants of property for parks; management.
13-1336 Changes at intersections.
13-1337 Duty of city officers to assist board.
13-1338 Duty of city treasurer.
13-1339 Police power of city; police officers.
13-1340 Bridge over navigable river.
13-1344 Reassessment and relevy.
13-1346 Park commissioners in cities between 30,000 and 125,000 and cities over 150,000.
13-1347 Same; appointment; terms; removal.
13-1348b Certain cities over 250,000; lease of real estate for airport purposes, when; limitation.
13-1348c Investment of airport funds of certain cities; disposition of interest.
13-1348d Cities over 200,000; special recreation facilities reserve account; use.
13-1350 Same; act supplemental.
13-1351 Publication of notices and resolutions.
13-1353 Board may acquire lands outside of cities; sale of bonds.
13-1354 Clerk of board may administer oaths.
13-1355 Effect of act of 1909.
13-1356 Cities of over 110,000; control of military memorial parks and fields.
13-1357 Same; lease to board of education; term; uses.
13-1374 Parking stations; definitions; eminent domain.
13-1375 Same; benefit districts; survey; costs.
13-1376 Same; petition; limitation of actions.
13-1380a Same; maintenance and policing by city; charges.
13-1380b Same; discontinuance.
13-1381 Same; invalidity of part.
13-1385 Certain cities over 165,000; purchase and improvement of real estate for parks; bonds.
13-1387 Same; bond election; validation of prior proceedings.
13-1388 Off-street parking facilities, acquisition and dispositions; use for other purposes.
13-1390 Same; revenue bonds; rates, fees and operation.
13-1391 Same; revenue bonds; terms; use of funds; operating expenses.
13-1392 Same; pledge of certain revenues.
13-1395 Revenue bonds for revenue producing swimming pools and golf courses in cities over 200,000.
13-1396 Same; payment exclusively from revenues derived from operations.
13-1397 Same; revenues to separate fund; use.