House Journal: Page 572: Monday, March 5, 2001
7 such equipment for construction, reconstruction,
8 improvement, or repair or maintenance projects on the
9 municipal street system during the previous fiscal
10 year."
11 2. Page 2, line 19, by striking the words
12 "repair, or maintenance" and inserting the following:
13 "or repair or maintenance".
14 3. Page 3, line 2, by striking the words
15 "improvement, or repair" and inserting the following:
16 "or improvement".
17 4. Page 3, line 5, by inserting after the word
18 "bid" the following: ", except such public
19 improvements that involve emergency work pursuant to
20 section 309.40A, 313.10, 384.95, or 384.103,
21 subsection 2. However, a public improvement that has
22 an estimated total cost to a city in excess of fifty
23 thousand dollars, and that involves the construction,
24 reconstruction, or improvement of a highway, bridge,
25 or culvert that is under the jurisdiction of a city
26 with a population of more than fifty thousand, shall
27 be advertised and let for bid".
28 5. Page 3, by striking lines 13 through 15 and
29 inserting the following: "reject any or all bids, or
30 may let by private contract or build by day labor, at
31 a cost not in excess of the lowest bid received. If
32 the agency rejects all bids due to cost, prior to
33 using day labor or executing a private contract, the
34 agency shall contact the lowest bidder in an attempt
35 to negotiate a lower price than the bid received from
36 that bidder. If the agency's attempts to negotiate a
37 lower price with the lowest bidder are not successful,
38 the agency may contact other bidders to negotiate a
39 lower price than the lowest bid received. If there
40 were no other bidders the agency may contact a
41 contractor who did not submit a bid to negotiate a
42 lower price than the lowest bid received. If a
43 private contract cannot be negotiated with a
44 contractor who did not submit a bid, the agency may
45 proceed to build the project with day labor at a cost
46 not to exceed the lowest bid or quote received.
47 PARAGRAPH DIVIDED. Upon the completion of any
48 contract or project on".
49 6. Page 3, line 20, by inserting after the word
50 "specifications." the following: "Upon completion of
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1 a contract or project on the municipal street system,
2 the city public works department or city engineer
3 shall file with the city clerk a statement showing the
4 total cost of the contract or project with a
5 certificate that the work has been done in accordance
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