Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 43-901 (2026)

Contracts for construction work and purchasing. 

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Contracts for construction work and purchasing. 

The provisions relative to competitive bidding set forth in chapter 28, title 67, Idaho Code, apply to all irrigation districts of the state of Idaho, but shall be subject to the provisions of any specific statute pertaining to the letting of any contract, purchase or acquisition of any commodity or thing by soliciting and receiving competitive bids therefor, and shall not be construed as modifying or amending the provisions of any such statute, nor preventing the irrigation district from doing any work by its own employees.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1941–1948 · leading case: Smith v. Univ. of Idaho, 170 P.2d 404 (Idaho 1946).
Smith v. Univ. of Idaho, 170 P.2d 404 (Idaho 1946). “Smith, employed 24 hours each day, interrupt her service so as to remove her from the protection of the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1932, § 43-901 et seq? Under the terms of her contract of employment with the university, Mrs.”
Walker v. Hogue, 185 P.2d 708 (Idaho 1947). “Liability under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, *487 Code 1932, § 43-901 et seq., was accepted by State Insurance Fund, surety for Martin Construction Company, and a compensation agreement was approved by Industrial Accident Board on March 19, 1943, under which Walker’s…”
Husky Refining Co. v. Barnes, 119 F.2d 715 (9th Cir. 1941). “Unlike some state statutes, such as the Idaho Workman’s Compensation Act, Idaho Code § 43-901 et seq., the federal act contains no provision with respect to an election or option of this kind.”
Stralovich v. Sunshine Mining Co., 201 P.2d 106 (Idaho 1948). “§ 43-901 et seq., or, in the alternative, under the Occupational Disease Compensation Law.”
Cowles v. State Ins. Fund, 173 P.2d 722 (Idaho 1946). “This is an action under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Code 1932, § 43-901 et seq., for payment of death benefits to widow of deceased workman, and to determine liability of sureties.”
Lescinski v. Potlatch Forests, Inc., 170 P.2d 605 (Idaho 1946). “When entering his employment, Appellant elected in writing to waive the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Code 1932, § 43-901 et seq., providing for medical attendance and hospital service; in lieu thereof, he elected to accept and receive the benefits of a hospital…”
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