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Michigan Legislature· HB 4415PA 91 of 2026

Counties: boards and commissions; requirement for competitive bidding by county road commissions on certain projects; modify, the official text

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Act No. 91

Public Acts of 2026

Approved by the Governor

July 21, 2026

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 27, 2026

EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 27, 2026

state of michigan

103rd Legislature

Regular session of 2026

Introduced by Rep. Kuhn

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4415

AN ACT to amend 1909 PA 283,
entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the
establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering,
improvement, maintenance, and use of the public highways and private roads; the
condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and
preservation of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under certain
conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds and
brush within this state; providing for the election or appointment and defining
the powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township, and district
highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by
amending section 10 (MCL 224.10), as amended by 2020 PA 286.

The People of the State of
Michigan enact:

Sec.
10. (1) The clerk and the members of a board of county road commissioners are
subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to 15.330.

(2) The board of county road commissioners shall employ a
competent county highway engineer who shall make surveys ordered by the board,
prepare plans and specifications for roads, bridges, and culverts, and exercise
general supervision over construction to insure that the plans and
specifications are strictly followed. Two or more adjoining counties may employ
the same engineer, if the work in 1 or more of the counties is not enough to
employ the whole time of the engineer. The engineer employed by the board is known
as the county highway engineer.

(3) The board may also engage other professional and
consultant services as it considers necessary to implement this act and promote
efficiency and economy in the operation of the county road system. The board
may also employ other necessary laborers and may purchase machines, tools,
appliances, and materials that the board considers necessary or convenient for
the performance of work by the laborers. Subject to subsection (4), in cases
involving the expenditure of an amount greater than $75,000.00 for the purchase
of machines, tools, appliances, and materials, the board of county road
commissioners shall advertise for sealed proposals for the machines, tools,
appliances, and materials proposed to be purchased, except under emergency
conditions, in which case the limit must not exceed $250,000.00. All purchases
made under this section must be compiled separately for purposes of board
approval. The board shall advertise for sealed proposals for the purchase of
passenger vehicles and trucks weighing less than 10,000 pounds. The board may
purchase surplus properties from the state and federal governments without
advertising for sealed proposals.

(4) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and each
subsequent fiscal year, the state treasurer shall adjust the dollar amounts
under subsection (3) by the percentage increase in the Detroit Consumer Price Index
for the preceding calendar year and round to the nearest $100.00 increment. As
used in this subsection, “Detroit Consumer Price Index” means the most
comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor.

(5) Each county road commission shall take all reasonable
steps to ensure minority business enterprises have the equal opportunity to
compete and perform contracts or purchases of services, or both, for the county
road commission. The county road commission shall issue a plan for implementing
this subsection.

(6) A county road commission may enter into a contract or
agreement for the purchase of real or personal property for public purposes, to
be paid for in installments over a period not to exceed 30 years or the useful
life of the property acquired, whichever is less. Real or personal property
purchased under this act may serve as collateral in support of the purchase,
contract, or agreement.

This act is ordered to take
immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of
Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved___________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Governor
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