160.17 MS 1953 [Repealed, 1957 c 943 s 72] 160.17 ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; COUNTIES AND TOWNS.
Subdivision 1. Plans and specifications filed. No contract for the construction or improvement of any road by a county or town in which the contract price exceeds the amount for which sealed bids are required as provided in section 471.345 shall be let unless the plans and specifications for the construction or improvement of the county or county state-aid highway are on file in the office of the county auditor and a true copy of them available for reference in the office of the county highway engineer, and the plans and specifications for the construction or improvement of the town road are on file with the town clerk.
Subd. 2. Advertisement for bids. No county or town road contract for construction or improvement exceeding the amount for which sealed bids are required as provided in section 471.345 shall be let without first advertising for bids in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the construction or improvement is proposed to be done. The advertisement shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in the case of a county contract and two successive weeks in the case of a town contract, the last publication to be made at least ten days before the time fixed for receiving bids and letting the contract. It shall specify, generally, the work to be done, the place where the plans and specifications are on file, and the time and place of receiving bids and awarding the contract.
Subd. 2a. Best-value alternative. As an alternative to the procurement method referenced in subdivision 2, counties or towns may issue a request for proposal and award the contract to the vendor or contractor offering the best value as described in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), and paragraph (c).
Subd. 3. Final payment. A county or town board shall not make final payment on any road construction or improvement contract, the amount for which sealed bids are required under section 471.345, until the engineer or person in charge of the work has certified to the county board or the town board, as the case may be, that the work has been done and performed according to contract and the certificate has been filed in the office of the county auditor or town clerk.
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2004 c 209 s 2]
1959 c 500 art 1 s 17; 1969 c 613 s 1,2; 1984 c 562 s 6,7; 1985 c 169 s 1; 1987 c 227 s 1; 2004 c 209 s 1; 2007 c 148 art 3 s 14
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation
Chapter 160 — Roads, General Provisions
Section 160.01 — Scope Of Chapters 160 To 165.
Section 160.03 — Compensation For Public Property.
Section 160.04 — Width Of Roads.
Section 160.05 — Dedication Of Roads.
Section 160.06 — Trail Or Portage Dedication.
Section 160.07 — Improvements Within Or Without Boundaries.
Section 160.08 — Controlled Access.
Section 160.085 — Recording Proposed Acquisition For Road.
Section 160.09 — Change Or Vacation Of Local Road.
Section 160.095 — Designation Of Minimum-maintenance Roads.
Section 160.10 — Roads On Mineral Lands.
Section 160.11 — Materials For Building Roads.
Section 160.12 — Temporary Roads Around Construction.
Section 160.13 — Lighting And Marking Highways.
Section 160.14 — Marking Boundaries Of Highways.
Section 160.15 — Preserving Section Or Quarter-section Corners.
Section 160.16 — Warning Signs And Detour Signs.
Section 160.165 — Mitigating Transportation Project Impacts On Business.
Section 160.17 — Road Construction Contracts; Counties And Towns.
Section 160.18 — Access To Roads; Approaches.
Section 160.19 — Drainage Ditch Crossing Railroad Right-of-way.
Section 160.201 — Public Road Ditches.
Section 160.21 — Snow Removal.
Section 160.215 — Snow Removal; Salt And Chemicals Restricted.
Section 160.23 — Destruction Of Noxious Weeds.
Section 160.232 — Mowing Ditches Outside Cities.
Section 160.235 — Traffic Signal Timing Optimization.
Section 160.24 — Logging Railroads Across Highways.
Section 160.25 — Tunnels Under Highways.
Section 160.26 — Moving Buildings Over Highways.
Section 160.263 — Bicycle Lanes, Routes, And Paths.
Section 160.264 — Replacing Bikeways And Pedestrian Ways.
Section 160.266 — State Bicycle Routes.
Section 160.27 — Particular Uses Of Right-of-way; Misdemeanors.
Section 160.2715 — Right-of-way Use; Misdemeanors.
Section 160.272 — Safety Rest Area And Travel Information Center Leases.
Section 160.2721 — Commercial Vehicle Drivers At Rest Areas.
Section 160.2725 — Sales At Safety Rest Areas.
Section 160.273 — Vending Machines.
Section 160.2735 — Sponsorship Of Safety Rest Areas.
Section 160.274 — Sale Of Surplus Rest Area Property.
Section 160.2745 — Safety Rest Area Account.
Section 160.2755 — Prohibited Activities At Rest Areas.
Section 160.276 — Travel Information Advertising Program.
Section 160.28 — Plans For Public Travel Facilities.
Section 160.281 — Tourist Information Center In South Dakota.
Section 160.282 — Public Travel Facilities.
Section 160.283 — Resort Information Signs; Purpose.
Section 160.284 — Resort Signs; Design And Manufacture.
Section 160.285 — Resort Signs; County Participation.
Section 160.29 — Vacation Of Public Ways By Municipality.
Section 160.292 — Information Signs For Specific Services; Definitions.
Section 160.293 — Specific Service Signs; Intended Use.
Section 160.294 — Specific Service Sign Details.
Section 160.295 — Criteria For Specific Service Signs.
Section 160.296 — Specific Service Signs; Administration; Rules.
Section 160.297 — Other Sign Laws.
Section 160.298 — Highway Sign Program; Billing, Account, Appropriation.
Section 160.80 — Sign Franchise Program.
Section 160.801 — Highway Sponsorship Program.
Section 160.81 — Highways In Scenic Areas.
Section 160.83 — Rustic Roads Program.
Section 160.845 — Restrictions On Toll Facility.
Section 160.85 — Authority For Toll Facility.
Section 160.86 — Toll Facility Development Agreement; Requirements.
Section 160.87 — Toll Facility Cost Recovery.
Section 160.88 — Public Toll Facilities.
Section 160.89 — Toll Facility Revenue Bonds.
Section 160.90 — Law Enforcement On Toll Facilities.
Section 160.91 — Joint Authority Over Toll Facility.
Section 160.92 — Toll Facility Replacement Projects.
Section 160.93 — User Fees; High-occupancy Vehicle And Dynamic Shoulder Lanes.
Section 160.98 — Prohibition On Road And Bridge Privatization.