Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-605
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Bridge contracts - Preliminary action
Official statutory text
Whenever the board of county commissioners shall determine to
construct a permanent bridge or culvert, the engineer's estimated
cost of which exceeds the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
it shall adopt a resolution of necessity, containing substantially
the following matters, to wit:
(a) The location of such bridge or culvert, which location shall
be so plainly pointed out that the same can easily be determined.
(b) The material of which such bridge or culvert is to be
constructed.
(c) The approximate width of the roadway and depth of fill, if
any, over the crown or floor of the bridge or culvert.
(d) The approximate length of span or arch of the bridge or
culvert.
(e) The approximate area of the watershed to be drained through
the bridge or culvert.
(f) The estimated cost of the bridge or culvert.
construct a permanent bridge or culvert, the engineer's estimated
cost of which exceeds the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
it shall adopt a resolution of necessity, containing substantially
the following matters, to wit:
(a) The location of such bridge or culvert, which location shall
be so plainly pointed out that the same can easily be determined.
(b) The material of which such bridge or culvert is to be
constructed.
(c) The approximate width of the roadway and depth of fill, if
any, over the crown or floor of the bridge or culvert.
(d) The approximate length of span or arch of the bridge or
culvert.
(e) The approximate area of the watershed to be drained through
the bridge or culvert.
(f) The estimated cost of the bridge or culvert.
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