Effective - 28 Aug 1939
233.270. Contracts for improvement. — 1. Whenever an order for improvement is made, the special road district commissioners of the district shall, in the name of the district, enter into a written contract with the lowest and best bidder for making such improvement in compliance with such order. Such contract shall require that the work be completed within a certain time, and shall provide a penalty for each day beyond said time said work remains uncompleted, and said commissioners shall require said contractor to enter into a bond, to be approved by the commissioners, for the full performance of said contract, and payment for all labor and material used or employed in the performance of such contract.
2. Said special road district commissioners may advertise for bids for such contract in any manner they may choose; and the contract shall in no case be let to any special road district commissioner, nor shall any special road district commissioner, directly or indirectly, have any pecuniary interest therein other than the performance of his official duties as herein required.
3. Said contract shall in no case provide for the payment of a sum in excess of the estimated cost of the work, as found by the county commission, plus ten percent thereof; and shall not provide for payment of exceeding eighty percent of the value of the work actually performed and materials furnished until the entire improvement is completed.
4. As payments to the contractor become payable by the terms of the contract, the commissioners shall cause warrants to be drawn on the county treasurer therefor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8725)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8076; 1919 § 10847
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIV - Roads and Waterways
Chapter 233 - Incorporated Road Districts
Section 233.015 - Adoption of special road district law — election.
Section 233.025 - Powers of special road districts.
Section 233.030 - General road law — exceptions.
Section 233.035 - Duty of county clerk after adoption.
Section 233.050 - Board of commissioners of special road district to organize.
Section 233.055 - Treasurer of board.
Section 233.060 - Compensation of board.
Section 233.065 - Board to meet monthly — proceedings.
Section 233.075 - Powers of board.
Section 233.080 - Board to make and file plat of roads.
Section 233.085 - Tools, machinery, delivered to board.
Section 233.090 - Board may sell property of district.
Section 233.095 - Expenditures on municipal streets within district — amounts — conditions.
Section 233.100 - May repair, grade, gravel, pave or macadamize any road in district.
Section 233.103 - No limit on amounts spent within cities (Clay and Platte counties).
Section 233.110 - Board may plant shade trees — erect signboards.
Section 233.115 - Board may build bridges.
Section 233.120 - Disposition of proceeds from certain city licenses.
Section 233.125 - Disposition of proceeds from certain county licenses.
Section 233.135 - Issuance of check warrants.
Section 233.140 - Check warrant shall bear interest if not paid when presented for payment.
Section 233.145 - Records of board.
Section 233.150 - Annual report of receipts and disbursements.
Section 233.160 - Dissolution of special road district — procedure.
Section 233.165 - Dissolved district — tax levy to pay indebtedness.
Section 233.170 - County commissions may form districts.
Section 233.175 - Petitions — notice — remonstrances, order of county commission.
Section 233.177 - Election to establish road district, procedure — ballot language.
Section 233.180 - Commissioners of the special road district, how selected.
Section 233.185 - Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how.
Section 233.205 - Petitions for road improvement — proceedings.
Section 233.210 - Protests and objections considered by commission — order of commission.
Section 233.215 - Special tax — how apportioned.
Section 233.220 - Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion.
Section 233.225 - Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills.
Section 233.230 - Special tax may be paid in installments — interest — special assessments.
Section 233.235 - Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection.
Section 233.240 - Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills.
Section 233.245 - Owner of land may elect to pay in one installment.
Section 233.250 - Special assessment bonds to be issued.
Section 233.255 - Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills.
Section 233.260 - Cost of improvements — estimate.
Section 233.265 - Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors.
Section 233.270 - Contracts for improvement.
Section 233.275 - Title to lands — how considered.
Section 233.280 - Compensation of collector, county clerk and commissioners of road districts.
Section 233.285 - Law not to affect road districts incorporated prior to effective date.
Section 233.300 - Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Section 233.305 - Appointment of trustee.
Section 233.310 - Trustee, duties of.
Section 233.315 - Final settlement of trustee.
Section 233.317 - Expansion or extension of a road district, procedure — ballot language.
Section 233.320 - Special road districts — organized how — by whom.
Section 233.325 - Petitions — notice — remonstrances — order of county commission.
Section 233.335 - Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how.
Section 233.350 - Petitions for road improvement — proceedings.
Section 233.360 - Special tax — how apportioned.
Section 233.365 - Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion.
Section 233.370 - Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills.
Section 233.375 - Special tax payable in installments — interest — special assessments.
Section 233.380 - Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection.
Section 233.385 - Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills.
Section 233.390 - Special assessment bonds to be issued.
Section 233.395 - Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills.
Section 233.400 - Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors.
Section 233.405 - Contracts for improvements.
Section 233.410 - Title of lands — how considered.
Section 233.415 - State roads — cost of improving and upkeep — how paid.
Section 233.425 - Dissolution of road district — petition — notice.
Section 233.430 - Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Section 233.435 - Appointment of trustee.
Section 233.440 - Trustee, duties of.
Section 233.445 - Final settlement of trustee.
Section 233.460 - Form of ballot.
Section 233.465 - Bonds to be sold, when — how.
Section 233.470 - Certain sections not to apply, when.
Section 233.500 - Establishment authorized — boundaries of subdistrict.
Section 233.505 - Commissioners, appointment of, terms — requirements — vacancies.
Section 233.507 - Officers, election of, duties — meetings, conduct of.