Title 31 — HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

Promptly at the hour specified, the board of county commissioners in open session shall proceed to examine all sealed bids and notify the successful bidder that the bid has been accepted. Upon being so notified, the successful bidder shall enter into a contract with the county in…

At the time of entering into a contract under § 31-14-11 , the contractor shall execute to the county a satisfactory bond with sufficient surety, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, or a certified check in the total sum of the contract, conditioned that the contr…

If any bidder fails or refuses, for a period of ten days after notice pursuant to § 31-14-11 , to enter into the contract, the board of county commissioners may award the contract in the same manner to the next lowest responsible bidder or may reject all bids and rebid the contra…

After the execution of all contracts under § 31-14-11 , the board of county commissioners shall promptly return to all bidders the certified checks accompanying their sealed bids. Source: SL 1919, ch 333 , § 33; SL 1920 (SS), ch 89 ; SL 1925, ch 187 ; SDC 1939, § 28.1406; SL 2018…

The county highway superintendent shall have supervision of construction of any and all bridges built by the county and he shall have the power to appoint an inspector for any such bridge or piece of work at any time when in his judgment constant inspection of the same is necessa…

The county highway superintendent shall report to the board of county commissioners every thirty days, or so often as they may require, as to the progress and character of the work done by the contractor of each bridge, or piece of work built by the county, and upon the report of…

The county highway superintendent shall keep a detailed account of all material found necessary to add to or deduct from each and every structure as set forth in the plans and specifications. On completion of the structure the superintendent shall file with the county auditor a d…

The duty to construct and maintain all bridges and culverts throughout the county, except upon the state trunk highway system, is hereby imposed upon the board of county commissioners, subject to conditions relating to bridges and culverts on secondary highways in townships. Sour…

Any county of this state may build its own bridges, abutments, approaches, and foundations, and make repairs to same by day labor without advertising for bids on any such piece of work. Source: SL 1919, ch 333 , § 32; SL 1920 (SS), ch 89 ; SDC 1939, § 28.1405; SL 1961, ch 142 , §…

In lieu of accepting any bids received on any bridge, approach, or abutment, or repair to bridge, or in case of emergency, the board of county commissioners may, if in the board's judgment the bridge or piece of work may be procured for less money than the amount of any bid submi…

The county highway superintendent shall keep a careful and itemized account of the quantity and cost of all materials and labor used in the construction of each such bridge or piece of work authorized by §

If it is deemed advisable by the board of county commissioners, the board may purchase material to be used in the construction of roads, bridges, and culverts, in quantities sufficient to meet the estimated demand of the county for the materials for the next succeeding twelve mon…

Whenever an emergency arises requiring immediate expenditure for the repair or rebuilding of bridges and approaches to bridges, when such bridges and approaches to bridges are required to be built immediately, and on such short time that in the judgment of the board of county com…

If there are not sufficient funds in the road and bridge fund of any county for the payment of work authorized by § 31-14-24 the county commissioners are hereby authorized to issue emergency warrants based upon the assessments made and contemplated for road and bridge work. Sourc…

If a township board of supervisors or county highway superintendent requests the board of county commissioners to construct or replace in its entirety any bridge or the placing or replacing of any culvert with an opening of sixteen square feet or more including material upon the …

After determining the necessity for any new or replacement bridge in the county, the board of county commissioners shall advise the county highway superintendent of the determination, and require the superintendent or a registered engineer retained by the board of county commissi…

Bridges erected over drainage ditches shall, where necessary, be so constructed as to allow the superstructure to be removed for cleaning such ditches with as little damage in the removal to permanent parts of said bridge as practicable. Source: SL 1919, ch 333 , § 38; SDC 1939, …

The township board of supervisors shall have each culvert on the secondary highways within the township annually inspected and, if necessary, repaired. Source: SL 1919, ch 333 , § 40; SDC 1939, § 28.1415; SL 2004, ch 195 , § 1.

The county highway superintendent shall make inspection of all culverts on secondary highways other than those described in § 31-14-33 and of all culverts on the county highway system and report to the board of county commissioners, which shall cause necessary repairs to be made.…

It shall be lawful and the duty of the respective boards of county commissioners of the counties adjoining any highway or meandered stream on a county line in this state to divide that portion of such county line between such counties into two or more parts or districts, and to e…

In making such apportionment of any highway or meandered stream constituting the county line between two or more counties, as provided by § 31-14-35 , the respective boards of county commissioners shall take into consideration the number of streams crossing the highway and the pr…

Whenever the highway on the line between two counties has not been divided and portions thereof assigned to each county, and it is intended to build, alter, or repair the bridges thereon, the cost shall be borne equally by such counties. Source: SL 1909, ch 166 ; SL 1917, ch 259 …

If a petition is filed with the board of county commissioners of either county affected thereby, praying for the building, altering, or repairing of any bridge described in § 31-14-38 , and the petition is found to comply with the law relating to petitions for bridges, it shall b…

Any bridge, abutment, and approach or repair to a bridge required in any county of this state, shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the department or a registered engineer retained by the board of county commissioners for such purpose. The …

Where counties have heretofore, by mutual agreement, apportioned the boundary road and bridges between such counties, the provisions of §§ 31-14-38 and 31-14-39 shall not be applicable to such roads and bridges. Source: SL 1917, ch 259 ; RC 1919, § 8685; SDC 1939, § 28.1416. 31-1…

Any person receiving, or having any agreement to receive, a royalty, commission, percentage, or discount upon the contract price of any bridge, or piece of work, or bridge material, and who shall submit his sealed bid thereon with intent to secure the advantage of any competitive…

A registered engineer retained by the board of county commissioners or the department shall prepare plans and specifications for bridge repair or construction work. Plans and specifications prepared by a registered engineer retained by the board of county commissioners shall conf…

Each bid shall be made in accordance with the plans and specifications on file. Each bid in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall be accompanied by a certified check, certified by a state or national bank domiciled within this state, in the sum of five percent of the total amoun…