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Iowa Code § 309.40 (2026)

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All contracts for road or bridge construction work and materials for which the county engineer’s estimate exceeds fifty thousand dollars, except surfacing materials obtained from local pits or quarries, shall be advertised and let at a public letting. [C24, 27, §4647; C31, 35, §4644-c42; C39, §4644.40; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.40] 91 Acts, ch 53, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §65 Referred to in §309.40A, 309.41, 314.1, 314.1B, 331.341

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Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2002 · leading case: EnviroGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn Cnty. Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002).

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EnviroGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn Cnty. Solid Waste Agency, 641 N.W.2d 776 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 4× “341 (1) (requiring county to submit project for public bidding where cost to county exceeds amount specified in section 309.40 ($50,-000)), 384.96 (requiring city to submit project for public bidding where cost to city exceeds $25,000).”

Horsfield Constr., Inc. v. Dubuque Cnty., 653 N.W.2d 563 (Iowa 2002). “341 provides: Contracts for improvements which may be paid for from the secondary road fund shall be awarded in accordance with sections 309.40 to 309.43, 310.14, 314.1, 314.”

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