Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-36-203
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Preliminary plans and costs of improvement - Governing
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body action.
Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary to
grade, pave, construct, macadamize, chat or gravel, curb, gutter,
drain or otherwise improve any street, alley, avenue, lane or any
part thereof which shall have been heretofore paved, within the
limits of the municipality, it shall direct, by resolution, the
engineer to prepare preliminary plans and an estimate of cost. The
resolution shall require the engineer to prepare and submit to the
municipal clerk the following:
1. Preliminary plans, showing a typical section of the
contemplated improvement, the type or types of material, and
approximate thicknesses and widths;
2. Assessment plat, showing the area to be assessed; and
3. Preliminary estimate of the total cost of the improvement.
The cost estimate may be in a lump sum or by unit prices, as the
engineer may deem most desirable, for the improvement complete in
place. The estimate shall also include the cost of advertising,
appraising, engineering, and such other expense as in the judgment
of the engineer is necessary or essential to the completion of the
work of improvement and the payment of the cost thereof. The
engineering fees shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the contract
price of the improvement. If the resolution provides for one or
more types of construction, the engineer shall separately estimate
the cost of each type of construction. If more than one street,
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avenue, alley, lane, public place, or part thereof is included in
such resolution, separate estimates as to each shall be made.
Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary to
grade, pave, construct, macadamize, chat or gravel, curb, gutter,
drain or otherwise improve any street, alley, avenue, lane or any
part thereof which shall have been heretofore paved, within the
limits of the municipality, it shall direct, by resolution, the
engineer to prepare preliminary plans and an estimate of cost. The
resolution shall require the engineer to prepare and submit to the
municipal clerk the following:
1. Preliminary plans, showing a typical section of the
contemplated improvement, the type or types of material, and
approximate thicknesses and widths;
2. Assessment plat, showing the area to be assessed; and
3. Preliminary estimate of the total cost of the improvement.
The cost estimate may be in a lump sum or by unit prices, as the
engineer may deem most desirable, for the improvement complete in
place. The estimate shall also include the cost of advertising,
appraising, engineering, and such other expense as in the judgment
of the engineer is necessary or essential to the completion of the
work of improvement and the payment of the cost thereof. The
engineering fees shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the contract
price of the improvement. If the resolution provides for one or
more types of construction, the engineer shall separately estimate
the cost of each type of construction. If more than one street,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 326
avenue, alley, lane, public place, or part thereof is included in
such resolution, separate estimates as to each shall be made.
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