1. When the estimated cost of a public improvement, other than improvements which may be paid for from the secondary road fund, exceeds the amount specified in section 309.40, the board shall follow the contract letting procedures provided for cities in sections 384.95 to 384.103. However, in following those sections the board shall substitute the word "county" for the word "city", section 331.305 for section 362.3, shall consider "governing body" to mean the board, and shall exclude references to a city utility, utility board of trustees, or public utilities. As used in this section, "public improvement" means the same as defined in section 384.95 as modified by this subsection.
2. The board shall give preference to Iowa products and labor in accordance with chapter 73 and shall comply with bid and contract requirements in section 73.2.
3. Contracts for improvements which may be paid for from the secondary road fund shall be awarded in accordance with sections 309.40 to 309.43, 310.14, 314.1, 314.2, and other applicable state law.
4. If the contract price for a public improvement is five thousand dollars or more, the board shall require a contractor's bond in accordance with chapter 573.
5. In exercising its power to contract for public improvements, the board may contract for the application of contract termination procedures in accordance with chapter 573A.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 351, 5131, 5132; C46, 50, 54, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, § 23.1, 332.7, 332.8; C77, 79, 81, § 23.1, 332.7; S81, § 331.341; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 340]
94 Acts, ch 1173, §18; 95 Acts, ch 71, §2
Referred to in § 331.301, 331.471, 346A.2, 350.6
Optional waiver; § 12.44
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