Show Road Funds How to Stretch Your Highway Highway Highway High High- way Dollar is the title of a anew anew anew new booklet being mailed to local city and county officials The publication is being distributed distributed dis dis- distributed dis- dis by the Utah Chapter of the Associated General Con Con- Contractors tractors ACCORDING to information published by the Utah State Highway Department Davis County will receive in road funds this year In addition cities in the county county coun coun- county ty will receive of this amount will go goto goto goto to Bountiful These monies in include in- in cude clude the B and C road funds derived from license plates federal federal aid aid and the Collector Road Funds whose source is the new additional one cent gas tax THE BOOKLET pointed out that the construction industry would like to serve the local governments Th They y have offered offered offered of of- a free cost means for forgetting forgetting forgetting getting their road projects advertised advertised advertised ad ad- for bid The publication says competitive competitive competitive com com- bidding will provide for or the lowest possible price when road work is constructed by the contract method It also notes Tax paying contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors in in the state await the opportunity to bid on public works II THE TilE points out that the new Collector Road System System System tem regulations calls for the use of plans specifications and ana estimates for all construction The booklet notes the advantages advantages ad ad- vantages of the contract system system system tem including establishment of definite costs sets firm completion dates insures quality workmanship and materials materials materials ma ma- safeguards public funds supports free enterprise and assures lowest possible cost |