Section 31-14-10 - Awards of separate contracts--Rejection of bids--Notice of opening of bids onabutments and approaches or repairs.
31-14-10. Awards of separate contracts--Rejection of bids--Notice of opening of bids on abutments and approaches or repairs. Contracts shall be awarded on each bridge or piece of work, separately, to the lowest bidder and the county commissioners shall have the right to reject any and all bids and advertise for new bids. It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of such county to cause to be published in the official papers of such county, for a period of fifteen days immediately prior to the opening of sealed bids, a brief notice to the effect that at the time and place above specified they will open all bids theretofore received for all bridge abutments and approaches or repairs to bridges required by such county during the ensuing month or longer.
Source: SL 1919, ch 333, § 32; SL 1920 (SS), ch 89; SDC 1939, § 28.1405; SL 1961, ch 142, § 2.