Cascade County advances radio-lease and road and parking projects; awards engineering and construction estimates presented

Cascade County staff presented multiple infrastructure items for commissioner consideration including a DNRC lease for a radio repeater site, an engineering services contract for MacGyver Road rehabilitation and a parking-lot overlay for the Executive Plaza employee lot.

Planning and public works staff said the county will enter a lease and easement with Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for the county’s 744 South radio repeater site at 891 Sheep Creek Road. The lease term presented was March 1, 2025, through Feb. 28, 2035, with an annual county cost of $1,124.19 (up from $1,006.58). Reyna, appearing online during the work session, confirmed the DNRC lease is the final radio site the county is securing long-term.

Public works staff presented engineering proposals for rehabilitation of MacGyver Road, a roughly 4.15-mile project the county plans to complete this summer. Staff said two engineering estimates were received: Big Sky Civil (Great Falls) at $24,500 and TDNH (Great Falls) at $39,200. Staff recommended Big Sky Civil for $24,500 to finish the MacGyver project; the work is described as rehabilitation of existing asphalt and would bring paving to the roadway’s remaining segments.

Separately, public works staff recommended awarding a parking-lot overlay contract for the Executive Plaza employee lot to Montana Materials & Construction for $45,700. Staff said the recommended Montana Materials bid came in well under budget compared with other estimates.

The transcript records staff presentations and contractor cost figures but does not include recorded roll-call votes on these items in the provided excerpt.