Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1239
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Awarding of contracts - Excessive costs
Official statutory text
At the time and place specified in the notice to contractors,
the board of county commissioners shall examine all bids received
and, without unnecessary delay, award the contract to the lowest and
best bidder, who will perform the work and furnish the materials
which have been selected, and perform all the conditions imposed by
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 528
the board, as prescribed in the resolution for the work or
improvement and notice for proposals. The aggregate amount of the
contract shall not exceed the final estimate of cost submitted by
the engineer for the improvement as provided in Section 1238 of this
title. In the event of any excess in cost over said engineer's
estimate, the excess shall be void and no assessments for such
excess levied. The board shall have the right to award a contract
for all or a portion of such improvement or to reject any or all
bids, and to readvertise for other bids when any such bids are not,
in its judgment, satisfactory. The letting of the bid shall not be
complete until the contract is duly executed, and the bonds
approved.
the board of county commissioners shall examine all bids received
and, without unnecessary delay, award the contract to the lowest and
best bidder, who will perform the work and furnish the materials
which have been selected, and perform all the conditions imposed by
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 528
the board, as prescribed in the resolution for the work or
improvement and notice for proposals. The aggregate amount of the
contract shall not exceed the final estimate of cost submitted by
the engineer for the improvement as provided in Section 1238 of this
title. In the event of any excess in cost over said engineer's
estimate, the excess shall be void and no assessments for such
excess levied. The board shall have the right to award a contract
for all or a portion of such improvement or to reject any or all
bids, and to readvertise for other bids when any such bids are not,
in its judgment, satisfactory. The letting of the bid shall not be
complete until the contract is duly executed, and the bonds
approved.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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