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this Title, advertise for bids for the proposed work electronically |
| through the department's publicly accessible site on the Internet |
| or through advertisements in newspapers.__If advertisements are |
| published in newspapers, advertisements must appear in 2 or more |
| public newspapers circulated wholly or in part in the State and in |
| one public newspaper circulated wholly or in part in the county |
| where the proposed work is to be done if any such newspaper is |
| circulated in that county.__The advertisement must state the place |
| where the bidders may purchase or examine the plans and |
| specifications and the time and place where the bids for the work |
| will be received by the department.__Each bidder must accompany its |
| bid with a bid guaranty in accordance with the department's |
| specifications.__All bids submitted must be publicly opened and |
| read at the time and place stated in the advertisement.__The |
| department has the right to reject any bids and to advertise for |
| new bids if, in the department's opinion, doing so is in the best |
| interest of the department; otherwise, the department shall award |
| the contract to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest bid.__ |
| A town may submit bids for construction, demolition or maintenance |
| of transportation infrastructure within that town's limits and is |
| subject to all requirements prescribed for other contractors, |
| except that a bond is not required of the town.__The department may |
| construct, demolish or maintain transportation infrastructure by |
| day labor without advertising for bids and may, with the approval |
| of the Governor, award contracts for the construction, demolition |
| or maintenance of transportation infrastructure without advertising |
| for bids if doing so is in the best interest of the State. |
