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S1398.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY DISTRICTS - Amends existing law to provide that an advertisement inviting bids for a highway district shall be published at least twice, either not less than one week apart, or in five daily issues in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county or, if there is none, in a newspaper having general circulation in the district. 02/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/11 Rpt prt - to Transp
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1398 BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR HIGHWAY DISTRICTS; AMENDING SECTION 3 40-907, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADVERTISEMENT INVITING BIDS SHALL 4 BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST TWICE, EITHER NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK APART, OR IN 5 FIVE DAILY ISSUES IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION PRINTED AND PUB- 6 LISHED IN THE COUNTY OR, IF THERE IS NONE, IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL 7 CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Section 40-907, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 40-907. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE -- DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. The 12 advertisement inviting bids shall set a date, time and place for the opening 13 of bids. The first publication of the advertisement inviting bids shall be at 14 least two (2) weeks before the date of opening the bids. The advertisement 15 inviting bids shall be published at least twice, either not less than one (1) 16 week apart, or in five (5) daily issues, in a newspaper of general circulation 17 printed and published in the county, or if there is none, it shall be pub- 18 lished in a newspaper having general circulation in the district. The adver- 19 tisement inviting bids shall succinctly set forth the scope of work to be 20 done. The following documents shall be made available by the county or highway 21 district commissioners to any interested bidder: bid form, bidder's instruc- 22 tions, contract documents with general and special instructions when appropri- 23 ate, and drawings and specifications when appropriate.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11952 Allows highway districts the ability to utilize the shorter advertising time period that the Idaho Department of Transportation has in l.C. §40-902. In some cases, the shorter time period may determine whether or not a project can be. completed in the construction season. Already allowed by l.C. §40-902 on behalf of Idaho Department of Transportation. FISCAL IMPACT None to General Fund. CONTACTS: Name: Ed Lodge Organization: Ada County Highway District Phone: 342-0777 Name: Stuart 0. Davis; Executive Director Organization: Idaho Association of Highway Districts, Inc. Phone: 859-9378 Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact S 1398