HB 2360 Summary

• Amends 69 O.S. Section 1101 to define "surface treatment only" as projects addressing road or bridge surfaces without adding capacity or increasing structural integrity.

• Requires that highway construction projects exceeding 8 miles (or 20 miles for surface treatment projects) be advertised with bid options for individual sections as well as the full project.

• Authorizes the Department of Transportation to extend contracts up to 25% of the original project's length and extent, with prices not exceeding the contract unit basis.

• Establishes an effective date of July 1, 2010.

• Declares an emergency to allow immediate implementation upon passage and approval.