Bid requirements for public improvements
N.D. Cent. Code § 48-01.2-06
in effect48-01.2-06. Bid requirements for public improvements
1. Multiple prime bids for the general, electrical, and mechanical portions of a project are
required when any individual general, electrical, or mechanical contract or any
combination of individual contracts is in excess of the threshold established under
section 48-01.2-02.1. If a general, mechanical, or electrical contract is estimated to be
less than twenty-five percent of the threshold, the contract may be included in one of
the other prime contracts. A governing body may allow submission of a single prime
bid for the complete project or bids for other specialized portions of the project. A
governing body may not accept the single prime bid unless that bid is lower than the
combined total of the lowest responsible multiple bids for the project.
2. If a bid for the general, electrical, or mechanical portions of a project is not received, a
governing body may:
a. Negotiate a contract amendment, up to an additional one hundred fifty thousand
dollars, with the general, electrical, or mechanical contractor whose contract
would represent the largest portion of the project cost for providing the portion of
the project for which a bid was not received without rebidding all or part of the
project; or
b. Award a contract for each portion of a project that received responsible bids
pursuant to section 48-01.2-07 and readvertise for bids on the portion of the
project that did not receive bids.
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