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Votes at a glance: Dunn County Highway Committee approves multiple 2025 procurements and equipment purchases
Summary
The committee approved a set of vendor awards and equipment purchases for 2025 highway operations including asphalt, seal coat, culverts, pulverizing, pavement marking, new plow equipment fabrication, a loader purchase and a sweeper.
The Dunn County Highway Committee approved a series of procurement awards and equipment purchases at its April 9 meeting. Committee votes were taken on vendor selections for 2025 materials and equipment; staff presented bids, recommended low bidders where applicable, and the committee approved the recommendations.
Votes and key outcomes
- Asphalt material (Monarch Paving Company): committee approved the single bid from Monarch Paving for 2025 asphalt materials; staff noted the price averaged about $1 per ton higher than last year and is supplied from the Menomonie plant.
- Seal-coat oil and application (Flint Hills and Farner Asphalt): staff recommended, and the committee approved, the Flint Hills and Farner Asphalt proposal for CRS-2P application at the lower per-gallon rate compared with MIGS.
- HDPE culverts (Highway Construction Products): committee approved awarding the HDPE pipe contract to Highway Construction Products (Prinsco pipe) as the low bidder.
- Metal culverts (Contact Engineered Solutions): the committee approved Contact Engineered Solutions as the low bidder for metal culverts.
- Pulverizing/milling (Haas & Sons): committee approved Haas & Sons for standard pulverizing work (low bid).
- Pavement marking (waterborne paint; Farner/Varner Asphalt): staff recommended using waterborne paint and accepting the low-cost proposal that included no-passing-zone locates; the committee approved the recommendation to proceed with the waterborne paint contractor as presented.
- Plow-truck equipment and in-house fabrication: the committee authorized purchasing components (front plows, wings, underbody scrapers and related valving) from Indian Head and Universal Equipment and directed staff to pursue in-house fabrication to speed delivery; the motion passed.
- 3.5-yard loader (Volvo L90 via Aerion/Airing Equipment): one bid package failed to include required build documentation; under county ordinance 7.2 0.7 section o (packet citation), staff recommended waiving the technicality and accepting the Aerion Equipment Volvo L90 proposal (the bid price was not altered). The committee voted to accept that recommendation.
- Street sweeper (mid-mount superior machine via American State Equipment with John Deere engine option): committee approved the recommendation to purchase the Superior mid-mount sweeper (American State Equipment) and accepted the optional John Deere engine upgrade.
- Resolution for Work Zone Awareness Week: the committee approved the resolution designating Work Zone Awareness Week as presented in the packet.
Why it matters: these approvals set the county’s vendor relationships and equipment purchases for 2025 operations, affect budgets and scheduling, and influence the timing and quality of pavement, culvert and snow‑control work.
The meeting record shows the motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote; the packet and staff presentations contain the line-item bid comparisons that supported each recommendation.
