ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1117	By:	Miller and Martin (Scott) of the House

				and

		Johnson (Mike) and Myers of the Senate

( transportation – amending 69 O.S., Section 1101 - 	highway contracts )

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     69  O.S. 2001, Section 1101, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 264, O.S.L. 2007 (69 O.S. Supp. 2008, Section 1101), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1101.  A.  All contracts for construction work upon the state highway system shall be let and awarded pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.  If the project advertised pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 is for the construction of more than eight (8) miles of road, and is not a surface treatment only project, said advertisement shall provide for bids on sections of the road no longer than eight (8) miles, as well as bids on the project as a whole.  If the project advertised pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 is a surface treatment only project of more than twenty (20) miles of road, the advertisement shall provide for bids on sections of the road no longer than twenty (20) miles, as well as bids on the project as a whole.  As used in this subsection, “surface treatment only” means those projects that address the surface of the road, highway, or bridge that do not add capacity or increase the structural integrity of the facility.
B.  The Department may extend a contract no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the length and extent of the original project.  The price for the extension work shall not be greater than the contract unit basis.
Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate