(a) (1) (A) The sewer committee shall have power to take all steps and proceedings and to make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this subchapter.

(B) Any contract relating to the financing of the acquisition or construction of any works or any trust indenture as provided in § 14-235-219 shall be approved by the municipal council before it shall be effective.

(2) The committee may employ engineers, architects, inspectors, superintendents, managers, collectors, attorneys, and such other employees as, in its judgment, may be necessary in the execution of its powers and duties and may fix their compensation, all of whom shall do such work as the committee shall direct.

(3) All compensation and all expenses and liabilities incurred in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this subchapter, and the committee shall not exercise or carry out any authority or power given it in this subchapter so as to bind the committee or the municipality beyond the extent to which money has been or may be provided under the authority of this subchapter.

(4)

(A) No contract or agreement with any contractor for labor or material exceeding the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) shall be made without advertising for bids.

(B) The bids shall be publicly opened and the award made to the best bidder, with power in the committee to reject any or all bids.

(b) After the construction, installation, and completion of the works or the acquisition of them, the committee shall:

(1) Operate, manage, and control them and may order and complete any extensions, betterments, and improvements of and to the works that it may deem expedient if funds for them are available, or are made available, as provided in this subchapter;

(2) Establish rules and regulations for the use and operation of the works and of other sewers and drains connected with them so far as they may affect the operation of the works; and

(3) Do all things necessary or expedient for the successful operation of the works.

(c) All public ways or public works damaged or destroyed by the committee in carrying out its authority under this subchapter shall be restored or repaired by the committee and placed in their original condition, as nearly as practicable, if requested to do so by proper authority, out of funds provided by this subchapter.