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Butler County approves several road and bridge items: roundabout contract, right-of-way and KDOT bridge grant; bids and survey plans discussed
Summary
County public works staff reported favorable bids for the Ohio Street/SW 20th roundabout, the commission approved multiple motions including right-of-way purchase for NW Tenth Bridge and a KDOT off-system bridge grant for Walnut River, and staff outlined a strategy to pursue the federal Bridge Investment Program with design and survey work.
Butler County public works officials briefed the Board of County Commissioners on multiple road and bridge items and the commission approved several motions related to construction, right-of-way and grant paperwork.
Curtis Mader, director of public works, said bids for the Ohio Street/Southwest 20th roundabout came in “favorable compared to the engineer's estimate” and that the low bid reported earlier in the discussion was from Allen's Excavating at roughly $3,045,000. During the meeting a motion was made and approved 4-0 to award a contract to Adams Excavating Incorporated; the motion recorded the award amount in the transcript as $30,000,455,373.68 and passed on a 4-0 vote.
Mader also recommended rejecting the asphalt surface treatment bids and rebidding the project in spring 2026 so the City of Andover could…
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