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Supervisors approve $509,324.84 in payments and award road-marking contract
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved the county's claims and multiple project items, awarded a spring road-marking contract, and approved small change orders for courthouse renovations.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 18 approved $509,324.84 in county payments and a set of project contracts and change orders covering road markings, courthouse renovations and building controls.
The county auditor told supervisors the total bill payment for the meeting was $509,324.84, including $21,683.43 for election workers and $185,307.65 in ARPA-funded work such as Cedar Valley Nature Trail and courthouse upgrades. The board then approved a series of resolutions and contract actions by recorded vote.
Why it matters: routine claims, contract awards and change orders authorize work and release funds for projects the public will see this year, including spring pavement markings and continuing courthouse upgrades.
Most significant actions taken: the board awarded the county's annual pavement-marking contract (project L7625K) to Mobile Traffic Services of Orange City, Iowa, for a low bid of $185,437.52 (engineer's estimate $204,421.20). Supervisors also approved a small change order to Peters Construction to adjust a service counter wall ($1,906.40 increase net, with a $205 credit for cable removal) and accepted a $2,972 decrease in the Young Plumbing and Heating contract after the contractor removed an unneeded variable frequency drive.
The board approved the claims-and-payments resolution authorizing the auditor to issue checks, with the auditor noting only a few large items on the list: election worker payments, ARPA-funded courthouse work, and small renovation draws to contractors and architects.
Other items the board adopted included: - Resolution establishing a roadside prairie permit and a $50 fee (covers signage and posts) and $25 for each additional sign beyond two. - Resolution authorizing a living-snow-fence pilot program and allocating startup funds in the secondary-roads budget. - A letter of support to apply for an Iowa Living Road Trust Fund grant for a wood chipper, and authorization to submit other IRVM-related grant applications. - A travel request for a marketing staff member to attend a July professional program (cost $4,070) and a depository resolution updating approved financial institutions and maximum balances.
All resolution votes were recorded by roll call and carried. The claims-and-payments resolution passed by unanimous vote of the board; the pavement-marking award and all change orders likewise passed on recorded roll calls.
Looking ahead: the paving vendor will begin pavement-marking work in spring to maximize service months before winter. Renovation-related change orders are small dollar adjustments to previously approved courthouse remodeling contracts.
