{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-268.520","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 268.520","heading":"Board may construct or let contract for improvement -- Bond --","body":"Supervision by chief engineer.\n(1) The board may construct any improvement needed to carry out the plan for\nreclamation. To accomplish that end the board may employ men and teams and\nlease, rent, hire or purchase machinery, and directly construct any improvement, by\nthe use of other and more efficient means than provided for in the plans adopted.\n(2) The board may, in its discretion, let the contract for the improvement, either as a\nwhole or in sections, but before letting any contract the board shall advertise for\nbids in the manner which it may by resolution determine will be for the best interest\nof the district. When such contract is let, it shall be let to the lowest and best bidder,\nwho shall give a good approved bond with ample security, conditioned that he will\nwell and promptly carry out the contract to construct the improvement. The contract\nshall be in writing, and prepared by the attorney for the district. Before the work is\ncommenced it shall be approved by the board and signed by the president and\nsecretary of the board and the contractor, and shall be executed in duplicate.\nComplete plans and specifications of the work to be done and the improvements to\nbe made under it shall be prepared by the chief engineer, and attached to and made a\npart of the contract. The board may require a certified check payable to it to\naccompany any bid, as a guarantee of good faith to be forfeited as liquidated\ndamages upon the failure of the bidder  to execute bond with the approved surety if\nthe contract for the work is awarded to such bidder.\n(3) The chief engineer shall be the superintendent of all improvements, and shall,\nwhenever required, and at least once each month, make a full written repor t to the\nboard of all work done and improvements made and any suggestions and\nrecommendations to the board that he deems proper.","path":["KRS Chapter 268"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=12976","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:14Z","sha256":"3ac28c0d50a7c4a9afa655ffc45d3d3659c5d012ea28f5baa9d79cae64520d82","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-268.515","next":"us-ky/krs-268.530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}