Title 04 Amendment adopted 03-17-11ORDINANCE NO. 2011-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TETON COUNTY IDAHO BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, A COUNTY, OF THE STATE OF IDAHO; PROVIDING FOR THE
CREATION OF TETON COUNTY CODE TITLE (4), CHAPTER (8)TO ADOPT THE IDAHO
STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION (ISPWC) MANUAL; AS THE
STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR TETON COUNTY; AND ALLOWING
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE ISPWC MANUAL TO BE AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THIS ORDINANCE TO BE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION
ACCORDING TO LAW.
WHEREAS, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners desires to adopt a quality
construction standard for public works within the jurisdiction of Teton County; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of such a standard would aid in providing consistency and efficiency
in the construction of public works improvements in our community, and
WHEREAS, the Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (ISPWC) is a recognized
standard for public works construction in the State of Idaho and is used by many entities as their
public works construction standard; and
WHEREAS, the ISPWC is a recognized standard by many of the reviewing agencies that may
assist in the timeliness of agency reviews on subject projects, and
WHEREAS, the ISPWC is regularly updated in an attempt to stay current with changing
construction technologies,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF TETON COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
That Teton County Code Title (4), Chapter (8), be added as follows:
1. The Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (ISPWC), along with all current and
future published updates, shall be the standard for public works infrastructure
construction within the jurisdiction of Teton County.
2. The scope of the projects for which the ISPWC is the standard shall be limited to the
scope of the subject matter contained in the ISPWC.
3. The Provisions of this Chapter may in the future be amended by resolution.
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4. The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared individually severable; The Board of
County Commissioners intends that each separate provision of this Ordinance be deemed
independent of all other provisions herein, and it is further the intention of said Board that if any
of the provision of this ordinance be declared to be invalid, then all other provisions thereof shall
remain valid and enforceable.
5. All contractors who bid on projects within the scope of the ISPWC and in the jurisdiction
of Teton County shall possess a current version of the ISPWC at the time they submit
bids for such projects.
6. In the event that there is a conflict between the previously adopted Highway & Street
Guidelines for Design and Construction and the ISPWC, the Highway & Street
Guidelines shall control.
DATED this the /7—"" day of March, 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Bob Benedict � UJ •,.,, •, , .,
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Kelly Pa •. :' `'
r�OgH1100 Mary Lou Hansen, County Clerk
Kathy RinAldi
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