Florida Statute 336.44 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVI
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 336
COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM

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F.S. 336.44

336.44 Counties; contracts for construction of roads; procedure; contractor’s bond.—

(1) The commissioners shall let the work on roads out on contract, in accordance with s. 336.41(4).

(2) Such contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after publication of notice for bids containing specifications furnished by the commissioners in a newspaper published in the county where such contract is made, at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks prior to the making of such contract.

(3) Upon accepting a satisfactory bid, the commissioners shall enter into a contract with the party whose bid has been accepted. Such contract shall contain the specifications of the work to be done or material furnished, the time limit in which the construction is to be completed or material delivered, the time and amounts in which payments are to be made upon the contract, and a penalty to be paid by the contractor for the failure to comply with the terms of such contract.

(4) The successful bidder shall enter into a good and sufficient bond with the commissioners for the faithful execution of the contract; the amount of the bond to be fixed by the commissioners, and the sufficiency of said bond to be likewise approved by the commissioners.

(5) The commissioners may reject any or all bids and require new bids to be made.

History.—s. 102, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 12, ch. 77-165; s. 24, ch. 90-279; s. 79, ch. 2002-20; s. 33, ch. 2009-21.

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Total Results: 4

LIBERTY CTY. v. Baxter's Asphalt & Concrete, Inc.

421 So. 2d 505, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2581

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 1982 | Docket: 1719455

Cited 33 times | Published

Gulf's failure to bid on Alternate A violated section 336.44, Florida Statutes (1979), the competitive bid

BAXTER'S ASPHALT, ETC. v. Liberty County

406 So. 2d 461

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 1981 | Docket: 450104

Cited 18 times | Published

the competitive bid statute applicable here, Section 336.44, Florida Statutes (1979),[1] in that the deviations

Groves-Watkins Const. v. State, Dept. of Transp.

511 So. 2d 323, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1465, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10649

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 1987 | Docket: 1338290

Cited 3 times | Published

reject bids for road construction. Compare *331 Section 336.44(5), Florida Statutes, governing the construction

Engineering Contractors Association of South Florida, Inc. v. Broward County

789 So. 2d 445, 2001 WL 716857

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 2001 | Docket: 1325987

Cited 2 times | Published

Property and Publicly *449 Owned Buildings," section 336.44, "County Road System," and section 336.41,