§ 24-8-12 - Contracts – Advertising for bids. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 24-8-12

   § 24-8-12  Contracts – Advertising forbids. – All road construction or improvements made by the director of transportationshall be, and all repairs may be, performed by written contract, made by thedepartment of administration in behalf of the state, and after advertisement,by order of the department of administration has been published at least oncein a newspaper of statewide circulation and at least five (5) calendar daysbefore the final date of submitting bids, inviting sealed proposals for theroad construction or improvement, to be made under the supervision and subjectto the approval of the department of administration, and in accordance with theplans and specifications of the department of transportation; and theadvertisement shall state the time and place the plans and specifications maybe examined, and when the proposals made in answer to the advertisement will beopened, and shall reserve the right of the department of administration toreject any and all proposals.