SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                         1419

incorporated municipality may be used by the county or incorporated
municipality for the purpose of making payments to a public utility
or public agency pursuant to an agreement made under subsection
(h).

(j) After approval of the agreement by the Public Service Com-
mission, the legislative body may adopt a resolution ordering the
work of conversion to be done in accordance therewith.

(k) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to relieve any county

or incorporated municipality or public agency, if the work or im-
provement is to be performed by the county or incorporated munici-
pality or public agency, from any competitive bidding requirements
imposed, as to work performed the county or incorporated munici-
pality or public agency, by any charter or statutory provision ap-
plicable to it.

(l) If the work or improvement consists solely of conversion of
electric or communication facilities owned or operated by the county
or incorporated municipality and the legislative body has provided
that such work or improvement shall be performed by the county
or incorporated municipality or any department, agency, commis-
sion or offices of the county or incorporated municipality, the war-
rant, assessment and diagram and all bonds issued to represent
unpaid assessments shall be delivered to the county or incorporated
municipality and the county or incorporated municipality shall

thereupon have the same rights and liens as the contractor to col-

lect and enforce the payment of the assessments and all bonds issued
to represent unpaid assessments. In such events (a) such warrant,
assessment and diagram or (b) any bonds issued or to be issued
to represent unpaid assessments, or both (a) and (b), may be sold
as the legislative body directs and the purchaser, and any successors,

shall thereupon succeed to all of the rights and liens of the county

or incorporated municipality.

If the work and improvement consists, in part, of a conversion
and, in part, of other types of work or improvement, the legislative

body may provide in the resolution of intention that the costs and

expenses of conversion shall constitute part of the incidental ex-
penses to be advanced to the county or incorporated municipality
by the contractor and to be included in the assessment. Any in-
cidental expenses so advanced to the county or incorporated munici-
pality may be retained by the county or incorporated municipality
for the purpose of paying or reimbursing the county or incorporated
municipality for the cost of such conversion.

(I) IF THE WORK OR IMPROVEMENT IS PERFORMED BY
A PUBLIC UTILITY, PUBLIC AGENCY OR BY THE COUNTY
OR INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY OR ANY DEPARTMENT,
AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR OFFICE OF THE COUNTY OR
INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY, ANY COUNTY OR MUNIC-
IPAL CHARTER OR STATUTORY PROVISIONS REQUIRING
COMPETITIVE BIDDING SHALL BE INAPPLICABLE. NOTH-
ING IN THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO RELIEVE
ANY COUNTY OR INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY FROM
ANY COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AS TO WORK
PERFORMED BY A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR.

(J) AFTER APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT BY THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND HOLDING THE PUBLIC