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Committee approves Cass County Electric task order to bury utility lines, estimated just over $500,000

3198368 · April 23, 2025
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Summary

The finance committee approved a task order for Cass County Electric to bury about three miles of overhead cable within the upstream mitigation area; the task order is estimated at a little over $500,000 and will be self‑performed with reimbursement from the authority.

Chris Pockagard presented a task order for Cass County Electric at the April 23 meeting that would bury roughly three miles of overhead cable within the upstream mitigation area to protect utilities from flooding.

Pockagard said the work would be divided into three subtasks, would be self‑performed by Cass County Electric, and the company would seek reimbursement from the Metro Flood Diversion Authority. “All total in this task order is a little over $500,000,” Pockagard said.

The committee moved, seconded and approved the contracting action and associated budget amendments; the action was recorded as a board‑approved contracting action and budget amendment for the program. The task order was described as part of ongoing utility mitigation work in the program budget.