SB 979
Requiring Division of Highways publish project bids on its website
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Bill overview
This bill requires the West Virginia Division of Highways to publish project bids on its website. Currently, the commissioner must advertise these bids in newspapers, but this legislation removes that requirement. The bids must still be published on the Department of Transportation’s website and may be published in other media as approved by the commissioner. The bill also outlines procedures for soliciting sealed proposals for road construction and material furnishing.
Key provisions
- The Division of Highways must publish project bids on its website.
- Bids must be published on the West Virginia Department of Transportation’s website.
- The commissioner can award contracts for smaller projects ($3,000 or less) without newspaper advertising.
- Advertisements must describe the road or improvement and state the opening date and location.
- The advertisement must be published in a newspaper in the county where the road is located.
- The commissioner can use state road forces or prison labor when advantageous.
- The commissioner can manufacture, process, and assemble materials when advantageous.
- The advertisement must comply with legal advertisement requirements.
Who is affected
- West Virginia Department of Transportation
- Division of Highways
- Contractors bidding on state road projects
- Residents of West Virginia who utilize state roads
- County governments (through road projects)
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