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County approves final payments for culverts, state-aid overlay and sets October bid opening
Summary
Pipesaukee County commissioners approved final payments for two road projects, set a bid-opening date for a 2025 box‑culvert contract and heard status updates on Main Street and other maintenance work.
Pipesaukee County commissioners on Sept. 9 approved final payments for two county road projects, set an October bid-opening date for another box‑culvert contract and heard status updates on Main Street restoration and ongoing maintenance. The actions came during routine public business led by County Engineer Nick Bergman.
Bergman asked the board to approve a final payment of $45,795.70 to Midwest Contracting for 2024 box‑culvert Contract No. 2 and to approve a final payment of $5,703.98 to Denik (spelled in meeting as “Dunnick”/“Denik”) Incorporated of Prinsburg for the 2025 state‑aid overlay in Edgerton. Both motions were approved by the board. Bergman said both contracts “actually came in a few thousand under the bid.”
The board also set a bid opening for 2025 box‑culvert Contract No. 5 on Oct. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Bergman told commissioners funding letters and signed plans were still pending and that the date might need to be pushed if paperwork does not arrive in time, but he recommended the earlier date to avoid having to update plans and specifications next year.
Commissioners heard several project status updates: Bergman said work on the 2025 box‑culvert Contract No. 1 is nearly complete but a wrong part for a culvert piece delayed full completion; the 2025 Contract No. 2 at the head of the judicial ditch was scheduled to start the week of Sept. 22; bid opening for Contract No. 4 will take place at the next meeting. He noted the Main Street overlay in Edgerton had been limited because a separate sewer project has torn up the north side of Main Street and may require restoration work once utility work is complete.
On routine maintenance, Bergman reported crews have been graveling and replacing culverts and described an unusual problem: many volunteer cottonwood saplings have been sprouting inside recently installed culverts and crews are removing them.
No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes for these items; the board approved each motion by voice vote.
Looking ahead, Bergman said the county will likely repave additional Main Street segments next year and asked commissioners to approve advertisement and scheduling flexibility for the October bid opening.
The county’s consent agenda approved earlier in the meeting included other warrants and the treasurer’s August 2025 report.
