<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:07:03:01.01"><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">70</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">:</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">07</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">:</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">03</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">:</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000000">01.01</span></a><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000001">.  Optional combination bidding.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0"> </span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">The department may issue bid proposal forms for multiple projects to be bid in combination or separately, so that prospective bidders may elect to submit bids on the combination of projects, one or more separate projects, or both the combination of projects and one or more separate projects.  If one or more responsive bids are submitted for the combination of projects and all the separate projects, the department may award contracts for the combination bid or for separate project bids that result in the lowest total cost for all projects.  If no responsive bids are received on the combination of projects, the department may award contracts for any of the separate projects. If responsive bids are received only on the combination of projects, the department may award a contract for the combination bid. If one or more responsive bids are submitted for the combination of projects but no responsive bids are received on at least one of the separate projects, the department may award a contract for the combination bid but all separate project bids will be rejecte</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">d</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">    </span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0"> </span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">49 SDR 47, effective November 21, 2022</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">    </span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">    </span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.2, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.3</span><span class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5d23b483-7fe8-4238-893e-6d8325d3cdb9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>