Subdivision 1. Procedure, conditions. When required by the dollar limitations of section 471.345, a contract for work or labor, or to purchase furniture, fixtures, or other property, or to construct or repair roads, bridges, or buildings shall be made by a county board only after advertising for bids or proposals in a qualified legal newspaper of the county. For the purchase of property or for work and labor, two weeks' published notice that proposals will be received, stating the time and place, shall be given. For the construction or repair of roads, bridges, or buildings, three weeks' published notice shall be given. The notice shall state the time and place of awarding the contract and contain a brief description of the work. Every contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder and duly executed in writing. The person to whom a contract is awarded for work or labor or for the construction or repair of roads, bridges, or buildings shall give a sufficient bond to the board for its faithful performance. If no satisfactory bid is received, the board may readvertise.
An advertised standard requirement price contract for supplies or services established by competitive bids may contain an escalation clause and may provide for a negotiated price increase or decrease. The escalation or negotiated change shall be based upon a demonstrable industrywide or regional increase or decrease in the vendor's costs.
Every contract made without compliance with this section is void.
In case of an emergency arising from the destruction or impassability of roads or bridges by floods, rain or snow, or other casualty, or from the breaking or damaging of any property in the county, if the public health, safety, or welfare would suffer by delay, contracts for purchase or repairs may be made without advertising for bids, but in that case the action of the board shall be recorded in its official proceedings.
Subd. 1a. Except Hennepin County. This section does not apply to Hennepin County.
Subd. 1b. Best value alternative. As an alternative to the procurement method described in subdivision 1, a county board may award a contract for construction, building, alteration, improvement, or repair work to the vendor or contractor offering the best value under a request for proposals as described in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), and paragraph (c).
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1967 c 364 s 2]
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1967 c 364 s 2]
(991, 992, 993-1) RL s 618,619; 1919 c 355; 1921 c 376; 1923 c 80; Ex1933 c 69; 1935 c 17; 1939 c 5; 1939 c 246; 1947 c 138 s 1; 1957 c 497 s 1; 1959 c 337 s 1; 1967 c 364 s 1; 1969 c 153 s 1; 1969 c 613 s 3; 1979 c 198 art 4 s 13; 1981 c 45 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1987 c 164 s 2; 1990 c 389 s 1; 2007 c 148 art 3 s 22
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Section 375.01 — Members, Number Of.
Section 375.025 — Commissioner Districts.
Section 375.03 — Terms In New County Or If Board Enlarged.
Section 375.04 — Tie Determined By Lot.
Section 375.055 — County Commissioners' Compensation.
Section 375.056 — Seven-member Board.
Section 375.057 — Special Acts Providing For Payment Of Per Diems.
Section 375.06 — Compensation For Committee Work; Travel Expenses.
Section 375.065 — Meetings, Pay.
Section 375.07 — Meetings; Quorum.
Section 375.08 — Board To Fill Vacancies In County Offices.
Section 375.09 — Commissioner's Malfeasance; Affected Actions Are Void.
Section 375.101 — Vacancy In Office Of County Commissioner.
Section 375.11 — Board Seal; Rebuttable Evidence Of Board Proceedings.
Section 375.12 — Proceedings In Qualified Paper Within 30 Days; Let By Bid.
Section 375.14 — Offices And Supplies Furnished For County Officers.
Section 375.15 — Damaged Records Transcribed.
Section 375.16 — County Appropriation For Incidental Expenses.
Section 375.161 — Incidental Costs And Expenses; Contingent Fund.
Section 375.162 — Imprest Cash Funds.
Section 375.163 — Association Of Minnesota Counties; Dues, Expenses.
Section 375.164 — Broadcast Facilities.
Section 375.165 — County Translator Systems; Funding.
Section 375.167 — Nonprofit Legal Assistance Corporations.
Section 375.168 — Undercover Buy Fund; Expenditure Of Money By Counties.
Section 375.169 — Publication Of Summary Budget Statement.
Section 375.1691 — Judicial Order After Budget Preparation.
Section 375.17 — Publication Of Financial Statements.
Section 375.171 — Credit Cards.
Section 375.18 — General Powers.
Section 375.181 — County Building Sites.
Section 375.182 — Neglect Of Duty.
Section 375.19 — Additional Powers.
Section 375.192 — Reductions Or Abatements Of Valuation Or Taxes.
Section 375.194 — Economic Development Tax Abatement.
Section 375.195 — Sale Of Buildings On Public Property.
Section 375.20 — Ballot Questions.
Section 375.21 — Contracts Of County Boards.
Section 375.22 — Repairs Without Bids In Emergency.
Section 375.25 — County Bonds May Be Bought By Funds In Treasury; Resale.
Section 375.26 — Gifts, Acceptance.
Section 375.27 — Liabilities, Limitations, And Conditions Of Gifts Of Realty.
Section 375.273 — Acceptance Of Donations For Care Of Cemeteries.
Section 375.28 — Rewards For Capture.
Section 375.30 — County Board May Appropriate Money For Certain Purposes.
Section 375.31 — Motor Vehicles, Damage From Operation.
Section 375.32 — Insurance Policies; Premium, Payment.
Section 375.34 — Memorial Day, Appropriation For Observance.
Section 375.35 — $300 To Military Service Organizations For Memorial Day.
Section 375.36 — May Buy And Keep Up Part Of Cemetery As Soldiers' Rest.
Section 375.37 — "soldiers' Rest" Used Only For Veterans And Spouses.
Section 375.38 — Violation A Misdemeanor.
Section 375.39 — Change Of Name Of County; Order Of County Board.
Section 375.40 — County Board May License Exhibitions And Shows.
Section 375.41 — Misdemeanor To Take Part In Unlicensed Itinerant Show.
Section 375.44 — Mileage, County Hospital Board Members.
Section 375.45 — Change Funds, Establishment.
Section 375.46 — May Give General Fund Money To Sheriff For Patrols.
Section 375.47 — Expense Allowances For Members Of Boards And Agencies.
Section 375.471 — Land Conservation And Utilization; Federal Aid.
Section 375.48 — May Appoint County Coordinator To Serve At Its Pleasure.
Section 375.49 — County Coordinator Duties; Considered Department Head.
Section 375.50 — May Rescind County Coordinator Resolution.
Section 375.51 — Ordinances; Enactment, Publication.
Section 375.52 — Revision And Codification.
Section 375.53 — Violations Of Ordinances, Penalties.
Section 375.54 — Prosecutions Under Ordinance.
Section 375.55 — Disposition Of Fines Recovered For Ordinance Violations.
Section 375.551 — County Emergency Jobs Program.
Section 375.552 — Definitions.
Section 375.553 — County Emergency Employment Program.
Section 375.554 — Program Rules.
Section 375.56 — Create Department; Appoint Appeals Board To Establish.
Section 375.58 — Jurisdiction.
Section 375.59 — Personnel Director Appointment.
Section 375.60 — Duties And Powers Of Director.
Section 375.61 — Payrolls Approved By Director.
Section 375.62 — Civil Service And Merit System Relationships.
Section 375.63 — Veterans To Be Given Preference.
Section 375.64 — Collective Bargaining Relationships.
Section 375.65 — Personnel Board Of Appeals.
Section 375.66 — Duties Of Board Of Appeals.
Section 375.67 — Judicial Review.
Section 375.68 — Abolition Of System.
Section 375.69 — Appropriation By County Board.
Section 375.70 — Federal Aid For Manpower Services.
Section 375.71 — Protection Of Rights Under State And Federal Laws.
Section 375.72 — County Purchasing Department.
Section 375.73 — Duties Of Purchasing Department.
Section 375.74 — Director Of Purchasing; Employees.
Section 375.75 — Rules And Regulations.
Section 375.76 — Voidable Purchases, Contracts, And Sales.
Section 375.77 — Laws Not Affected.
Section 375.771 — Veteran-owned Small Business Contracts.
Section 375.78 — Aid To Poultry Associations.
Section 375.79 — Exhibits At State Fair.
Section 375.80 — Appointment Of Person To Supervise.
Section 375.81 — Appropriation; Bond.
Section 375.82 — Statement To Board.
Section 375.83 — Economic And Agricultural Development.
Section 375.84 — Prepay Software, Subscriptions, United States Documents.
Section 375.85 — Counties May Market Software Products.
Section 375.86 — Application Of Other Law.
Section 375.87 — Radio Systems For Public Safety Communications.