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DOT seeks authority to delay highway bid openings without full re-advertising
Summary
The Department of Transportation asked the committee for a change to allow limited extensions of an advertised bid opening date to avoid restarting the full 21‑day advertisement cycle; the committee held the bill for minor clarifying language.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation told the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee it needs statutory flexibility to adjust highway construction bid‑opening dates after a project has been advertised, allowing the department to extend a bid opening without initiating a brand‑new 21‑day advertisement cycle.
Matt Linneman, deputy director for engineering at NDDOT, said the department’s current practice requires a full re‑advertisement if the advertised bid opening must be pulled and the agency wants to keep…
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