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Chickasaw County approves bridge contracts, DOT agreement and multiple equipment purchases
Summary
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors approved two bridge-material contracts, accepted a federal-aid bridge agreement and authorized several vehicle and equipment purchases during its April 21 meeting, county engineers said.
Chickasaw County supervisors on April 21 approved contracts to replace two small county bridges, authorized an Iowa Department of Transportation federal-aid agreement for a third bridge and approved several vehicle and equipment purchases to support secondary roads operations.
County Engineer Ron Munson recommended awarding a structural-steel supply contract and a precast concrete box contract after receiving multiple bids. Munson told the board he recommended awarding the steel contract to Skyline Steel/Nucor for $91,537.50 and awarding precast box work to Minowa Construction for $125,910.
The board also approved a Federal-Aid Agreement from the Iowa Department of Transportation (BROS CL19120-8J-19) covering a bridge on Vanderbilt Avenue (bridge number 2000). Munson said the county will initially spend locally and be reimbursed by the DOT program, a standard arrangement for the Highway Bridge Program.
In a separate block of motions, supervisors approved four purchases under the county purchase policy to be used in FY26: a sign truck from Aspen Equipment for $240,000, a half-ton pickup from Carl Auto Group for $47,424.30, a one-ton (3/4–1 ton class) pickup from Carl Auto for $47,009.16, and a…
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