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Lincoln County awards multiple highway contracts, authorizes construction oversight
Summary
The Lincoln County Commission on March 4 approved several highway-related contracts and bid awards, including partial awards for concrete products, a $3.2 million bridge preservation contract, a $146,502.25 striping contract and multiple construction-administration agreements totaling about $326,000.
Lincoln County commissioners voted March 4 to award several highway contracts and hire consultants to oversee upcoming road and bridge preservation work.
The actions included partial awards on a concrete products bid, authorization for the chair to sign a $3.2 million contract with Kramer and Associates for preservation work on three bridges, approval of a $146,502.25 countywide striping contract with Sir Lines A Lot, and multiple construction‑administration agreements with engineering consultant IMEG for micro‑surface and bridge projects.
The concrete products item covers pipe and precast box culverts. Highway Superintendent Terry Floyd told the commission the county will "accept the low bids for each of the items" and reject higher-priced line items, because the county does not yet know which specific pieces will be purchased this year. "We award the low bid for each line item, whichever vendor it's for," Floyd said.
On the bridge preservation work, Floyd said the February 25 bid resulted in a package for three structures with a combined contract value he described as "like $3,200,000 total for all 3 of them." Commissioners authorized the chair to execute the Kramer and Associates contract to move the projects forward.
The commission also approved a $146,502.25 contract with Sir Lines A Lot (noted in the record as formerly Dakota Traffic Services) for the county'wide striping project. Floyd said the striping procurement was part of a multi‑county cooperative schedule that included roughly a dozen other counties.
Separately, the board authorized the highway superintendent to sign an agreement with IMEG for construction administration on the county's 2025 micro‑surface project in the amount of $15,000. Commissioners then approved three additional IMEG construction‑administration agreements tied to the 2025 bridge preservation projects: $99,700.23 (PCN 09M0 / 42020201), $131,876.42 (PCN 09M1 / 42024455) and $79,014.29 (PCN 09RC / 4201750153), the figures as stated on the agenda.
Floyd said the county will seek partial reimbursement for some construction‑administration costs under state bridge grants but noted that those reimbursements are separate from the awarded grant amounts. "Most of these costs we will get some reimbursement on this because these are under big grants that we have through the state," he said.
All motions passed by roll call with Commissioners Otten, Putnam and Arons recorded as "yes." No public comment was offered on these agenda items during the meeting.
The commission's actions will allow procurement of materials, contract execution, and consultant oversight to proceed; Floyd explained IMEG will perform on‑site material testing and contractor oversight because the county does not have an in‑house engineer or construction manager.
The highway agenda items conclude a cluster of routine procurement and project administration decisions the commission said were necessary to keep the 2025 preservation and striping programs on schedule. The county will publish executed agreements and project timelines through standard county procurement and project channels.
