Black Hawk supervisors approve routine claims, several preconstruction agreements and multiple budget adjustments

The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 approved a number of routine claims and contract items, accepted a low bid for a bridge steel purchase, and took several votes on the county’s fiscal 2026 budget adjustments and levy-related items.

Claims and routine contracts: The board authorized total bill payments of $532,451.31 and directed the county auditor to issue payments as allowed under claims procedures. The auditor reported larger routine items on the register included courthouse construction payments funded with ARPA dollars and a payment for asbestos remediation. Advanced Environmental was listed for a remediation-related payment; the county auditor described those courthouse-related payments during the claims presentation.

Cybersecurity renewal: The board approved a one-year renewal of the county’s CrowdStrike endpoint-detection-and-response service and related security-operations center services provided through the Iowa Department of Management. Lauren Gordon, IT director, said this is “just a one-year renewal for the existing service that we have” and that the cost for the renewal will be $0 for the coming year because the State funded CrowdStrike through ARPA.

Road projects: Supervisors approved two preconstruction agreements for a Raymond Road HMA resurfacing project. The county will pursue estimated reimbursements for the Raymond agreement (the larger portion) and a shorter segment in front of the Gilbertville fire department; the Gilbertville portion was identified as approximately 800 feet with an estimated $10,000 reimbursement. The board also placed on file and authorized review of bids for a steel purchase tied to an off-road bridge project; the lone bid received was from Odin Enterprises Inc., Wahoo, Neb., at $50,988.76 (engineer estimate $58,650). The board voted to place that single bid on file for review.

Conservation board bonds and planning items: The board accepted and placed on file a petition from the Black Hawk County Conservation Board requesting the issuance of general-obligation bonds for…