Cal. SHC § 6785
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 6785, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
The omission or neglect to make the election by delivering the notice makes the superintendent of streets the agent of the owner of the track with the authority to enter into a contract made in accordance with this chapter and the Public Contract Code for doing the work.
The superintendent of streets shall thereupon be vested with authority to, and he or she shall, advertise for bids for the work and fix in the notice the time for receiving bids which shall be not less than five days from the first publication of the notice.
The superintendent of streets shall thereupon be vested with authority to, and he or she shall, advertise for bids for the work and fix in the notice the time for receiving bids which shall be not less than five days from the first publication of the notice.
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