The Department of Transportation may enter into all contracts deemed necessary for the construction, maintenance, operation, improvement or betterment of highways or for the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act. All contracts executed by the department shall be made in the name of the state, by and through the department.
ORS 366.400
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case DeLong Corporation v. Oregon State Highway Com'n (1964)
Most recently applied in DeLong Corporation v. Oregon State Highway Com'n (August 1964)
Amended by 1953 c.252 §2; 1975 c.771 §24
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.