{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-1239","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1239","heading":"Awarding of contracts - Excessive costs","body":"At the time and place specified in the notice to contractors,\n\nthe board of county commissioners shall examine all bids received\n\nand, without unnecessary delay, award the contract to the lowest and\n\nbest bidder, who will perform the work and furnish the materials\n\nwhich have been selected, and perform all the conditions imposed by\n\nthe board, as prescribed in the resolution for the work or\n\nimprovement and notice for proposals. The aggregate amount of the\n\ncontract shall not exceed the final estimate of cost submitted by\n\nthe engineer for the improvement as provided in Section 1238 of this\n\ntitle. In the event of any excess in cost over said engineer's\n\nestimate, the excess shall be void and no assessments for such\n\nexcess levied. The board shall have the right to award a contract\n\nfor all or a portion of such improvement or to reject any or all\n\nbids, and to readvertise for other bids when any such bids are not,\n\nin its judgment, satisfactory. The letting of the bid shall not be\n\ncomplete until the contract is duly executed, and the bonds\n\napproved.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"1813daa06d97ae2095f4e0e95c934296d489568a79323a0d6b5051608de16d07","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-1238","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}