House Journal: Page 571: Monday, March 5, 2001
8 reconstruction of a highway or bridge under the
9 county's jurisdiction without advertising for bids if
10 all of the following conditions are met:
11 1. The emergency was caused by an unforeseen event
12 causing the failure of a highway, bridge, or other
13 highway structure so that the highway is
14 unserviceable, or where immediate action is necessary
15 to prevent further damage or loss.
16 2. The county solicits written bids from three or
17 more contractors engaged in the type of work needed.
18 3. The necessary work can be done for less than
19 one hundred thousand dollars.
20 4. If possible, the county notifies the
21 appropriate Iowa highway contractors' associations of
22 the proposed work.
23 Sec. . Section 309.93, Code 2001, is amended by
24 adding the following new subsection:
25 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. a detailed cost accounting of
26 all instances in the previous fiscal year of the use
27 of day labor or public or private contracts for
28 construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair
29 or maintenance projects on either the farm-to-market
30 or secondary road system, in the manner prescribed by
31 rule of the department under section 314.1A. The
32 statement shall also include the costs of purchasing,
33 leasing, or renting construction or maintenance
34 equipment and an accounting of the use of such
35 equipment for construction, reconstruction,
36 improvement, or repair or maintenance projects on
37 either the farm-to-market or secondary road system
38 during the previous fiscal year.
39 Sec. . Section 312.14, Code 2001, is amended to
40 read as follows:
41 312.14 CITIES TO SUBMIT REPORT.
42 Cities in the state which receive allotments of
43 funds from road use tax funds shall prepare and
44 deliver on or before September 30 each year to the
45 department an annual report showing all street
46 receipts and expenditures for the city for the
47 previous fiscal year. The report shall include a
48 detailed cost accounting of all instances of the use
49 of day labor or public or private contracts for
50 construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair
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1 or maintenance projects on the municipal street system
2 during the previous fiscal year, in the manner
3 prescribed by rule of the department under section
4 314.1A. The report shall also include the costs of
5 purchasing, leasing, or renting construction or
6 maintenance equipment and an accounting of the use of
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