ND HB1432

Amends North Dakota Century Code section 24-05-04 to add an exception to bidding requirements for county road machinery purchases that reference section 54-44.4-13.

Raises the bidding threshold for road machinery purchases and rental contracts from fifty thousand dollars to fifty-one hundred thousand dollars.

Maintains the requirement that rental contracts for road machinery cannot exceed twelve months and rental rates cannot exceed twenty percent per year of the cash sale price.

Allows county commissioners to enter lease-purchase agreements for road machinery with full payment within seven years under section 44-08-01.1.

Permits county commissioners to purchase used road machinery directly at public auction or as surplus property from the office of management and budget without competitive bidding.