A. The Department of Transportation is hereby directed, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board, to cause to be developed appropriate local road design standards for use in constructing projects pursuant to this program. The standards, upon their adoption by the Transportation Commission and by those counties wishing to participate in this program, shall be used for the design and construction of all projects funded pursuant to this program. However, when funds available pursuant to this program are used to match federal funds, projects shall meet appropriate minimum design standards for local roads and other applicable federal requirements. All plans and specifications for federal-aid projects shall be subject to the approval of the Department. To every extent possible, negotiations with the Federal Highway Administration should be undertaken to allow application of the County Roads Design Guidelines Manual.
B. Plans, surveys, and engineering shall be the responsibility of the county in which the project is located. Only registered professional engineers, approved by the Department of Transportation, experienced in the design and construction of highway and related facilities, shall be used for such services.
C. Prior to award of the contract by the Transportation Commission, the county shall be given the option of accepting or rejecting the bid submitted by the successful bidder.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 351, § 23, emerg. eff. July 31, 1985. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 44, § 5, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 98, § 4, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 25, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 284, § 26, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 73, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2010, c. 256, § 11, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2017, c. 20, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.