Transportation: funds; funding formula; modify. Amends sec. 11c of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.661c).
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Overview
This bill modifies the process for awarding contracts for construction and preservation projects related to highways, streets, roads, and bridges in Michigan. It requires the Department of Transportation and local road agencies to use competitive bidding for projects exceeding certain cost thresholds, unless an exception is justified based on public interest. The bill also establishes specific criteria and reporting requirements for these projects, particularly for local road agencies, and exempts certain upgrades like traffic management centers and signal systems from the competitive bidding requirement.
Key provisions
- Requires competitive bidding for construction/preservation projects exceeding $100,000 for the Department of Transportation.
- Requires competitive bidding for construction/preservation projects exceeding $100,000 for local road agencies, with exceptions.
- Establishes a threshold of $250,000 for local road agency projects to trigger competitive bidding requirements.
- Requires local road agencies to report findings to their governing bodies before commencing work.
- Exempts the installation or upgrading of advanced traffic operation centers and traffic signal systems from competitive bidding.
- Exempts the resurfacing of local roads from competitive bidding requirements.
- Sets a fiscal year cost threshold of $800,000 for local road agencies to trigger bidding requirements.
- Defines ‘local road agency’ as used in the bill.
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