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County approves Trimble total station purchase; HSIP sign and rumble project awarded to H & R Construction
Summary
Hubbard County commissioners approved the highway department’s purchase of a Trimble S7 total station and accepted the low bid for an HSIP project to install transverse rumble strips and LED stop signs. Staff provided a construction update and described additional projects planned for the season.
The county approved the highway department’s purchase of a Trimble S7 total station after staff said the department’s older instruments are obsolete and incompatible with current satellite/GPS updates. Frontier Precision quoted the demo unit at about $24,290; the department had budgeted roughly $20,000 and said used alternatives lacked available parts.
“Getting a bid from Trimble specifically, it doesn't really work because Frontier Precision does all the setting up of them and then they do the training,” a highway presenter said, explaining why the county recommended the Frontier Precision quote.
Commissioners also authorized acceptance of the low bid for a state‑funded HSIP (Highway Safety Improvement Program) project to install countywide transverse rumble strips and lighted LED stop signs at various intersections. The low bidder was H & R Construction of Dalton, Minnesota, with a low bid of $126,000. Staff said HSIP underruns are redistributed within the district and may fund a separate intersection left‑turn lane project (the 4 and 40 center left‑turn lane) that had missed inclusion in the STIP.
The highway presentation included a construction update: three projects had been awarded so far (annual aggregate surfacing, annual calcium chloride, and the Lehi stops project); four projects were out for advertisement (District 2 pavement striping, Cassaw 45 bridge replacement, Cassaw 13, and City of Nevis paving), and several plans were in progress or awaiting MnDOT approvals. Staff noted right‑of‑way work remains for the Cassaw 7 and 40 roundabout and funding details continued for the 4 and 40 project.
Commissioners moved and seconded the purchase and contractor acceptance motions; the transcript records the motions as carried. Staff said online bidding through the county’s RT provider is being implemented to increase bidder participation and reduce travel.
The board’s approvals allow highway staff to proceed with equipment acquisition, award contract execution and continue advertising and right‑of‑way coordination for spring and summer construction activity.
