§ 11-36-203. Preliminary plans and costs of improvement - Governing body action.

Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary to grade, pave, construct, macadamize, chat or gravel, curb, gutter, drain or otherwise improve any street, alley, avenue, lane or any part thereof which shall have been heretofore paved, within the limits of the municipality, it shall direct, by resolution, the engineer to prepare preliminary plans and an estimate of cost.  The resolution shall require the engineer to prepare and submit to the municipal clerk the following:

1.  Preliminary plans, showing a typical section of the contemplated improvement, the type or types of material, and approximate thicknesses and widths;

2.  Assessment plat, showing the area to be assessed; and

3.  Preliminary estimate of the total cost of the improvement.

The cost estimate may be in a lump sum or by unit prices, as the engineer may deem most desirable, for the improvement complete in place.  The estimate shall also include the cost of advertising, appraising, engineering, and such other expense as in the judgment of the engineer is necessary or essential to the completion of the work of improvement and the payment of the cost thereof.  The engineering fees shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the contract price of the improvement.  If the resolution provides for one or more types of construction, the engineer shall separately estimate the cost of each type of construction.  If more than one street, avenue, alley, lane, public place, or part thereof is included in such resolution, separate estimates as to each shall be made.

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-203, eff. July 1, 1978.