Indiana § 8-16-1-10 - Plans and specifications; submission; letting of contracts for construction

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§ 8-16-1-10. Plans and specifications; submission; letting of contracts for construction

Sec. 10. (a) Before any bridge shall be constructed under the provisions of this chapter, the authority shall prepare profiles, plans and specifications, and estimates for the construction of such bridge or bridges as they shall designate for construction under the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Following the preparation of profiles, plans and specifications, and estimates as provided in subsection (a), the authority shall give notice of the time, place, terms, and conditions for the letting of the contracts for the construction of such bridge or bridges, as is provided by law for the giving of notices for the construction of highways by the department.

(c) The authority shall let the contracts for the construction of such bridge or bridges under this chapter in the same manner and under the same conditions as are fixed by law for the letting of contracts for the construction of highways by the department.

Formerly: Acts 1939, c.79, s.7b; Acts 1941, c.217, s.5. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.267; P.L.109-1983, SEC.38; P.L.18-1990, SEC.146.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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