Commission approves PENCO contract for Saline River bridge preliminary design and inspection work
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Ellis County approved a purchase order to PENCO Engineering for preliminary engineering and design of the Saline River (FAS 120) bridge replacement and related inspection work; commissioners said the grant will fund construction and inspection on a reimbursement basis and geotechnical work will be scoped separately.
The Ellis County Commission voted Oct. 14 to approve a purchase order to PENCO Engineering for preliminary engineering and design services related to replacement of bridge structures on the Saline River corridor (FAS 120), including two additional structure replacements on FAS 360 and Kyline Road.
Brenda McHale, public works director, described the agreement as the county’s preliminary-engineering (PE) contract for design and planning. She said the project is funded through a grant that will reimburse construction and inspection costs; the PE/design, utility relocation and geotechnical work are being addressed in separate proposals. McHale said the two replacement structures will be designed as non-bridle structures (under 20 feet) so they qualify for the grant and that design will seek to avoid a long detour by keeping the existing structure open during construction where feasible.
After brief discussion about hill grading and whether a temporary shoe-fly detour would be feasible, the commission moved and seconded a PO to PENCO Engineering for preliminary and design engineering for the replacement of FAS 120. The motion passed by voice vote: yes 3, no 0.
Action: Purchase Order PO 7943 to PENCO Engineering was approved for the PE/design phase; geotechnical and utility relocations will be contracted separately as the project advances.