69-4-351. Maintenance and construction of converted facilities. The public utility shall have the duty to maintain, repair, and replace all underground facilities installed pursuant to this part. There shall be no competitive bidding as to the construction of the converted facilities since existing facilities are owned, maintained, and operated by the public utility and the continuity of service of the utility is essential, both of which make construction work by third persons impracticable. Therefore, the public utility concerned shall be responsible for the accomplishment of all construction work and may contract out such of the construction work as it deems desirable.
History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 429, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 70-627(part).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 4. Utility Lines and Facilities
Part 3. Underground Conversion of Utilities
69-4-302. Statement of findings and purpose
69-4-304. Exclusion for high-voltage transmission lines
69-4-305. Effect on authority of public service commission
69-4-306. through 69-4-310 reserved
69-4-311. Authorization to create special improvement districts
69-4-312. Procedure to initiate creation of district -- resolution for feasibility study
69-4-313. Cost and feasibility report
69-4-314. Determination of conversion costs
69-4-334. through 69-4-350 reserved
69-4-351. Maintenance and construction of converted facilities
69-4-352. Title to converted facilities
69-4-353. Conversion of facilities on public property -- notice to landowners
69-4-354. Conversion of facilities on private property
69-4-355. Procedure upon failure to effect conversion on private property
69-4-356. Payment of public utility
69-4-357. Prohibition on reinstallation of overhead facilities
69-4-358. Postponement of conversion until certain actions occur