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Commissioners approve 2025 gravel and bituminous awards and reject Flint Hills' terms amid rising material scarcity
Summary
The county approved 2025 awards for maintenance gravel, crushed recycled asphalt, and CRS bituminous materials while flagging a regional shortage of aggregate and rejecting a low bid from Flint Hills over unacceptable contract terms.
Blue Earth County commissioners on March 11 approved contracts and awards for 2025 road materials, heard staff warnings about a tight regional aggregate market and resolved a contractual dispute that removed a low bidder from consideration.
Public Works staff told the board the county received only one bid for the 2025 maintenance gravel/crushing contract and that the low bid price was about $3.55 per ton — higher than last year. Staff reported regional factors driving the shortage, including large local projects (notably a Highway 22 project), constrained quarry access because of rail crossing delays, and generally limited aggregate capacity in…
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