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Committee advances ordinance to replace Buckner Tarsley Road bridge, seeks insurer tender to cover bid shortfall
Summary
A Jackson County committee recommended perfection of an ordinance to rescind a prior award and advance replacement of the Buckner Tarsley Road bridge over Prairie Creek, including authorizing a tender agreement with Liberty Mutual to cover a $239,495.18 bid shortfall and awarding construction to Rodmacher Brothers Excavating.
A Jackson County Legislature committee recommended perfection of Ordinance 5988, which would rescind Resolution 21697 and advance replacement of the Buckner Tarsley Road bridge over Prairie Creek. The ordinance as presented would authorize the County Executive to execute a tender agreement with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for $239,495.18 and to execute a construction agreement with Rodmacher Brothers Excavating Inc. at a county cost not to exceed $1,586,594.
The project replaces an existing double-span steel bridge just north of the city of Buckner with a single-span prestressed concrete structure, according to Rick Johnson of the county public works engineering division. "The new single span will…
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