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View the links below to learn about Oklahoma’s Public Competitive Bidding Act for county construction, including thresholds, contracts, awards, change orders, approvals and compliance.

Chapter Five: Public Competitive Bidding Act for County Construction

Public Competitive Bidding Act
Overview of Oklahoma’s Public Competitive Bidding Act, including bidding thresholds, construction delivery methods, approval requirements and rules for public construction projects.
Standard Contracts over $100,000 and Construction Management Contracts Over $50,000
Requirements for Oklahoma public construction bidding, including bid notices, bidder qualifications, bonds, affidavits, bid openings and contract award procedures.
Bidding Documents
Overview of public construction bidding requirements, including timelines for filing bidding documents, access for prospective bidders and rules governing deposits for duplicating or printing bid materials.
Awarding Bids
Learn more about Oklahoma laws on awarding public construction bids, including local bid preferences, award timelines, bonding, insurance, retainage, payments and record retention.
Bid Retention
The requirements for recordkeeping obligations for public construction bids and contracts, including required retention periods and public access to these documents as official public records.
Payments
An outline of payment and retainage requirements for public construction contracts, including allowable withholding percentages, statutory considerations and certification requirements for invoices before payment is issued.
Change Orders
Summary of Oklahoma public construction rules covering change order limits, contract assignments, bid thresholds, required approvals and bidding procedures under the Public Competitive Bidding Act.
Other
Learn more about assigning public construction contracts due to approval from the awarding agency being required.
Standard Contracts Over $10,000-$100,000
An overview about the public construction projects including board approval requirements and how contracts are awarded to the lowest responsible bidder within set dollar limits.
Contracts Under $10,000
Discover how public construction projects require board approval and how contracts are awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.