Indiana § 14-26-8-36 - Contracts for construction of improvements; notice; bidding
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§ 14-26-8-36. Contracts for construction of improvements; notice; bidding
Sec. 36. (a) The county surveyor shall proceed to have the improvement constructed as provided by section 32 or 34 of this chapter. The county surveyor shall keep in the surveyor's office copies of the plans and specifications, which shall be open for the inspection of any landowner interested or any contractor who may be a prospective bidder on the work.
(b) The county surveyor shall give notice in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the following:
(1) Each county in which the lake lies.
(2) Each county where land assessed as benefited is situated.
(c) The notice must state that on a certain day and date, which may not be less than fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication, the surveyor will do the following:
(1) Receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all material and labor necessary for the construction of the work.
(2) Let the contract to the lowest and best bidder or reject all bids and re-advertise for new bids.
(d) The surveyor may:
(1) let the work as a whole; or
(2) subdivide the work into at least two (2) sections and let the work in separate contracts that will, in the surveyor's best judgment, most speedily and economically accomplish the completion of the work.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-14.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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