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KS Stat § 68-10,139 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 10 - Naming And Marking Of Highways And Bridges|68-10,139 Designation of part of U.S. highway 69 as the Senator Dennis Wilson memorial highway.

68-10,139. Designation of part of U.S. highway 69 as the Senator Dennis Wilson memorial highway. The portion of United States highway 69 from the southern junction of United States highway 69 with interstate highway 435 in Johnson county, then south on United States highway 69 to the junction of United States highway 69 and 135th street is hereby designated as the Senator Dennis Wilson memorial highway. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the secretary of transportation shall place highway signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Senator Dennis Wilson memorial highway.History: L. 2021, ch. 54, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-10,140 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 10 - Naming And Marking Of Highways And Bridges|68-10,140 Designation of part of K-7 as the Senator Bud Burke memorial highway.

68-10,140. Designation of part of K-7 as the Senator Bud Burke memorial highway. The portion of K-7 from the junction of K-7 and K-10 in Johnson county, then south on K-7 to the junction of K-7 and west Santa Fe street is hereby designated as the Senator Bud Burke memorial highway. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the secretary of transportation shall place highway signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Senator Bud Burke memorial highway.History: L. 2021, ch. 54, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-10,141 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 10 - Naming And Marking Of Highways And Bridges|68-10,141 Designation of part of U.S. highway 77 as the CPL Allen E Oatney and SP4 Gene A Myers memorial highway.

68-10,141. Designation of part of U.S. highway 77 as the CPL Allen E Oatney and SP4 Gene A Myers memorial highway. The portion of United States highway 77 from the western city limits of the city of Blue Rapids then west to the eastern city limits of the city of Waterville in Marshall county is hereby designated as the CPL Allen E Oatney and SP4 Gene A Myers memorial highway. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs to indicate that the highway is the CPL Allen E Oatney and SP4 Gene A Myers memorial highway.History: L. 2021, ch. 54, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1101 Definitions; concrete overflow bridge or ford as bridge.

68-1101. Definitions; concrete overflow bridge or ford as bridge. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise the following words shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them wherever they appear in chapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto:(1) The word "bridge" shall mean a structure having a clear span of more than twenty (20) feet, measured along the center line of the road between the inside faces of end supports, and multiple-span structures where the sum of the individual clear spans plus the aggregate width of the intermediate support or supports is in excess of twenty (20) feet;(2) the word "culvert" shall mean any waterway structure not defined as a bridge;(3) the word "subway" shall mean a clear opening for public highway travel under a bridge or trestlework;(4) the word "structure" shall mean either a bridge, a culvert or a subway.For the purposes of this chapter, a concrete overflow bridge or ford forty (40) feet or more in length shall be considered a bridge, and may be constructed and maintained in accordance with the laws relating to the construction and maintenance of bridges; and any concrete overflow bridge or for less than forty (40) feet in length shall be considered a culvert and may be constructed and maintained in the manner provided by law for the construction and maintenance of culverts.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 97, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-1101; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 23; June 30.
KS Stat § 68-1104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1104 Construction and maintenance of bridges and culverts on county and township roads; payment of cost.

68-1104. Construction and maintenance of bridges and culverts on county and township roads; payment of cost. The board of county commissioners shall construct, reconstruct, repair and maintain all county bridges and county culverts located on county roads and township roads and the cost of such work shall be paid from the bridge fund of the county. All township culverts shall be constructed, reconstructed, repaired and maintained by the township board of highway commissioners and the cost of such work shall be paid from the road fund of the township. Except as hereinafter provided, all approaches to culverts and bridges on township roads shall be constructed, reconstructed, and maintained by the township board of highway commissioners and the cost of such work shall be paid from the road fund of the township, except that where the payment of the costs of constructing such approaches has been authorized by a majority vote of the electors of the county in which such township is located prior to the effective date of this act, said cost of construction shall be paid from the county's bridge fund, within the limit of moneys authorized by such election. The board of county commissioners may elect to pay, from the bridge fund of the county, for the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of any approach to a culvert or bridge on a township road, in which event the township board of highway commissioners shall not be responsible therefor.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 4; L. 1919, ch. 98, § 3; L. 1921, ch. 85, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 75, § 2; R.S. 1923, 68-1104; L. 1927, ch. 254, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 274, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1105 Estimates, plans and specifications for bridges and culverts; employment of engineer.

68-1105. Estimates, plans and specifications for bridges and culverts; employment of engineer. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county be of the opinion that it is necessary to construct or repair any county bridge or culvert it shall determine in what manner the same shall be built or repaired, and shall direct the county engineer to prepare complete plans for the same, and after the approved plans and specifications have been filed and before the notice of the letting is published the county engineer shall make and furnish to the board an accurate sworn estimate of the cost of the construction or repair of the same: Provided, That the board may employ an engineer to act in conjunction with the county engineer in preparing plans, specifications, estimates, and in superintending the construction of any bridge or culvert work: Provided, however, That no engineer shall be employed by the board to furnish or to prepare plans, specifications or estimates for any county or township bridge or culvert work, or to supervise the construction of any such work, who is in the employ of or represents any bridge company, bridge firm, or bridge contractor. Alternate plans may be put on file provided they are in accordance with the general specifications.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 5; Mar. 8; R.S. 1923, 68-1105.
KS Stat § 68-1106 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1106 Construction or repair of bridges; resolution authorizing bond issuance; election upon petition; limitation in certain counties.

68-1106. Construction or repair of bridges; resolution authorizing bond issuance; election upon petition; limitation in certain counties. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county determines that it is necessary to build or repair any bridge, the county's share of the cost of which shall exceed the sum of $250,000, it shall pass a resolution declaring such construction or repairs a necessity. If there are not sufficient moneys in the appropriate funds of the county to pay the county's share of such cost, the board of county commissioners may authorize the issuance of bonds of the county therefor. The resolution declaring it necessary to build or repair such bridge shall specify the amount of any bonds proposed to be issued for the payment of the cost thereof and shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper.If, within 30 days after the last publication of such resolution, a petition signed by 5% of the legally qualified electors of the county is presented to the board of county commissioners requesting that the question of building or repairing such bridge and the issuance of bonds of the county in payment of the cost thereof be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the county, the board of county commissioners shall call an election on the question of building or repairing such bridge and issuing bonds of the county in payment of the cost thereof. If no sufficient petition is filed within the prescribed time or, in the event a special election is called and held and a majority of the votes cast on the proposition submitted shall be in favor thereof, the board of county commissioners may proceed to make such construction or repairs and shall provide for the payment of the cost thereof out of appropriate funds of the county or, if specified in the resolution authorizing the same, by the issuance of bonds of the county in the amount so specified. Such bonds shall be issued in the manner prescribed in the general bond law. Nothing in this section shall apply to any bridge work or bond issue therefor under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-1401 to 68-1405, inclusive, and amendments thereto.In any county having a population of more than 300,000, bonds issued under the authority of this section shall not be subject to any limitation on the bonded indebtedness of such county, but the annual principal amount of bonds issued in any fiscal year under the authority of this section and K.S.A. 68-1103, and amendments thereto, shall not, in the aggregate, exceed $3,000,000.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 6; L. 1919, ch. 98, § 4; L. 1920, ch. 8, § 2; R.S. 1923, 68-1106; L. 1951, ch. 389, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 223, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 295, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 273, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 229, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 255, § 2; May 1.
KS Stat § 68-1107 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1107 Classification of bridges and culverts.

68-1107. Classification of bridges and culverts. Bridges and culverts located on public roads or highways of this state shall be classified as follows:(a) All bridges located on county or township roads shall be known as "county bridges";(b) all culverts located on county roads or within the right of way lines of a county road shall be known as "county culverts";(c) all culverts located on township roads with a required opening of twenty-five (25) square feet or more, as determined by the county engineer, shall be known as "county culverts";(d) all culverts located on township roads having a required opening of less than twenty-five (25) square feet, as determined by the county engineer, shall be known as "township culverts."History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 7; L. 1923, ch. 75, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-1107; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 24; June 30.
KS Stat § 68-1108 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1108 Standard specifications.

68-1108. Standard specifications. That standard specifications for all bridges, culverts and railroad overhead crossings and subways shall be furnished without cost to the counties, townships and railroad companies by the secretary of transportation, and all work shall be done in accordance therewith.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 8; R.S. 1923, 68-1108; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 142; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-1109 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1109 Roadway and grade of bridges and culverts on county and township roads and on highways over railroad tracks.

68-1109. Roadway and grade of bridges and culverts on county and township roads and on highways over railroad tracks. (a) Except as otherwise provided, all bridges constructed on county major collector roads or highways and on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 24 feet. Except as otherwise provided, bridges constructed on township and local service roads and highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 20 feet. A bridge over 100 feet in length constructed on a county major collector road or highway or on a county minor collector road or highway may have a clear roadway of less than 24 feet, if approved by the county engineer, and a bridge over 100 feet in length constructed on a township or local service road or highway may have a clear roadway of less than 20 feet when approved by the county engineer.(b) All culverts constructed on county major collector roads or highways or on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 24 feet. The roadway of any bridge constructed on any public road or highway over the tracks of any railroad shall not be less than 24 feet wide for any county major collector road or highway or county minor collector road or highway and not less than 20 feet wide for any township or local service road or highway.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 9; R.S. 1923, 68-1109; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 25; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 143; L. 1986, ch. 252, § 5; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1113 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1113 Bids for contracts, how made.

68-1113. Bids for contracts, how made. All bids shall be made on the proposal blanks furnished by the county, signed by the bidder, sealed and presented by the bidder, the bidder's agent or attorney or sent by mail, to the county clerk. The board shall conduct the letting of all contracts for bridge and culvert work in such a manner as to give free, open competition, and all qualified bidders shall be given an equal opportunity to bid upon the plans and specifications on file, and they shall be required when bidding a lump sum on two or more bridges or culverts to also submit a separate proposal on each of the bridges or culverts included in their proposals.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 13; R.S. 1923, 68-113; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 145; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1113a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1113a Consolidation of bridge construction or repair projects; lump sum bids; acceptance.

68-1113a. Consolidation of bridge construction or repair projects; lump sum bids; acceptance. Whenever the board of commissioners of any county is authorized to let contracts for the construction or repair of two or more bridges, the board of commissioners may consolidate any of such bridge construction or repair projects and may let a single contract therefor in the manner prescribed by law. All bidders for a contract for the construction or repair of two or more bridges shall submit a separate proposal on each such bridge construction or repair project included under such contract as required by K.S.A. 68-1113, and any amendments thereto. When bids are let for such a consolidated project, the board shall accept the lowest lump sum bid for such consolidated project if such lump sum bid is less than the sum of the lowest bid for each separate bridge or culvert included in such consolidated project and may accept the lowest lump sum bid in any other case.History: L. 1975, ch. 348, § 1; May 6.
KS Stat § 68-1114 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1114 Deposit with bid.

68-1114. Deposit with bid. Each bidder shall be required to deposit with such bidder's proposal a good and sufficient surety bond issued by a company authorized to do business in this state, a certified check or a cashier's check in an amount of not less than 5% of such bid proposal, in the discretion of the board, payable to the county treasurer. If the bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall fail to accept and execute the contract and file a bond as provided in this act, the bidder's check shall be forfeited and paid to the county treasurer and the board may award the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 14; R.S. 1923, 68-1114; L. 1970, ch. 274, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 106, § 25; L. 1975, ch. 353, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1115 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1115 Acceptance and rejection of bids; recording of bids; penalty for premature opening of bids.

68-1115. Acceptance and rejection of bids; recording of bids; penalty for premature opening of bids. The bids received shall be opened publicly by the board or the board's designee at the place, date and hour named in the advertising notice, and shall be recorded in detail in the minutes of the board of county commissioners or a record kept for that purpose by the county clerk. All bids shall be considered and accepted or rejected. In case the work is let at such public letting or thereafter, the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, or the board may, if it deems the proposals too high, reject all bids and readvertise the work as before, or it may let the work privately by submitting the contract, with a statement of the reasons for rejecting the bids at the public letting, to the secretary of transportation for approval, except that no contract shall be let at an amount exceeding 110% of the county engineer's estimated cost or at a higher price than the lowest responsible bid received at the public letting. The opening of any bid by any person after the bid has been filed with the county clerk and before the time appointed for the opening of bids shall be a class C misdemeanor.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 15; R.S. 1923, 68-1115; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 146; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 5; L. 2005, ch. 81, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1116 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1116 Day labor system; county engineer's duties; limitation.

68-1116. Day labor system; county engineer's duties; limitation. Nothing in this act shall prohibit the board from buying materials and contracting all or any part of the labor or purchasing or renting equipment to do the work by day labor under the direction of the county engineer. Prior to beginning the construction or repair of any bridge or culvert work by day labor the approved plans and specifications and the county engineer's estimates of the cost must be filed in the county clerk's office, and the said county engineer shall keep an accurate itemized account of all expenditures for labor and materials and work performed and file a signed statement of the same in the office of the county clerk at the end of each month and final statement when the work is completed. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any work the estimated cost of which exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 16; L. 1919, ch. 98, § 5; R.S. 1923, 68-1116; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 27; L. 1963, ch. 338, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 223, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 212, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1117 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1117 Execution of contracts; bond of contractor.

68-1117. Execution of contracts; bond of contractor. Within 21 days after any public letting, the bidder to whom any contract shall be awarded shall enter into contract with the board of county commissioners and shall give bond to the county in a penal sum equal to the amount of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and guaranteeing the county against loss from defects of workmanship and materials. The sufficiency of the bond shall be approved by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, but the county shall not be bound until the county attorney or county counselor approves the form as legal and binding upon both parties by the county attorney's or county counselor's signature endorsed thereon.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 17; R.S. 1923, 68-1117; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 6; L. 2005, ch. 81, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1118 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1118 Approval of contracts.

68-1118. Approval of contracts. It is hereby made the duty of the county attorney or county counselor:(a) To personally examine as to form, the advertisement, proposal, contract, plans, specifications, bond and the minutes of the board's meeting for each bridge or culvert proposed to be built or repaired by contract; and(b) to determine whether the contract has been awarded in strict compliance with this act.No contract shall be legal and binding on the county until the contract is signed by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, by order of the board at a legal meeting thereof, and approved by the county attorney or county counselor by the county attorney's or county counselor's signature endorsed thereon.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 18; R.S. 1923, 68-1118; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1119 Inspection of work.

68-1119. Inspection of work. If the county engineer deems it necessary the county engineer shall appoint, with the approval of the board, a competent inspector to inspect the construction of any bridge or culvert work. The county engineer shall be in direct charge of all construction work and may remove such inspector at any time for cause, except that when federal aid is granted for the construction of any bridge or culvert work such construction shall be under the direct supervision of the secretary of transportation. The fact that the county has an inspector on the work shall not release the contractor from the entire fulfillment of the terms of such contractor's contract.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 19; R.S. 1923, 68-1119; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 147; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 11 - General Provisions|68-1120 Payment on contracts; liability on bond of contractor.

68-1120. Payment on contracts; liability on bond of contractor. The board of county commissioners may make partial payments upon written estimate of their engineer, on any contract for bridge or culvert work under this act as the work progresses, except that at no time shall more than 95% of the estimate of the materials at such time furnished and of the work at such time done be paid in advance of the full and satisfactory completion of the work. Final payment shall not be made on any of such contracts until the county engineer has inspected the structure and certified in writing that the work has been done properly and completed according to contract, plans and specifications, and the labor and materials have been paid for, and the county engineer's certificate to that effect has been filed in the office of the county clerk. The acceptance of any bridge or the approval thereof shall not relieve the contractor or sureties of such contractor from any liability for any failure to fully perform the contract or under any provisions of such contractor's bond.History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 20; L. 1919, ch. 98, § 6; R.S. 1923, 68-1120; L. 1975, ch. 354, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 9; July 1.