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Commission approves $3,000 to secure KDOT bridge bid; road and bridge director warns of erosion and rising compliance costs
Summary
The Harvey County Commission authorized a $3,000 county commitment to secure a low bid for a KDOT-funded bridge replacement and heard Road & Bridge Director Jim report on overlays, erosion mitigation, upcoming geotechnical borings and a newly expanded requirement to post bridge load-signing that will raise costs.
The Harvey County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 authorized a $3,000 county commitment to secure a low bid for an off-system bridge replacement project handled by the Kansas Department of Transportation and heard a multi-part report from Road & Bridge Director Jim about ongoing paving, erosion and new regulatory costs.
The bridge project, listed as project 40C-5283-01, was accepted into KDOT's off-system bridge program. Jim said King Construction was the low bidder at a July 23 bid letting in Topeka and that KDOT is funding the work at 100 percent, with two small nonparticipating items totaling roughly $2,133. The county agreed to round and authorize $3,000 so staff could sign the commitment and secure the low bid before the Aug. 15 deadline.
"I mean, it's okay. $3,000 for a $655,000…
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