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Commissioners approve $596,005 contract for county bridge inspections
Summary
The commission approved signing a consulting contract for county bridge inspections with SJCA at roughly $596,006 after staff review and QA/QC questions. Commissioners discussed price increases compared with the prior five‑year contract and confirmed procurement via INDOT posting and scoring.
Dubois County commissioners voted to sign a consulting contract with SJCA for county bridge inspections after staff said the firm’s proposal met procurement requirements and included additional QA/QC and interim-inspection tasks not in the prior contract.
County staff told commissioners the contract total is $596,005.62 and that StructurePoint — the previous inspector — had charged roughly half that amount five years earlier. Staff said the rise reflected additional line items now required, including QA/QC inspections and interim review work. They also said the procurement was posted on INDOT’s consultant portal and eight firms responded during the selection process.
Commissioners discussed the price increase and whether other firms that had provided past inspections, including America’s or StructurePoint, had declined to submit proposals for this cycle. Staff said some firms did not submit and that the eight respondents were scored per the INDOT posting; the selection panels favored rotating firms every cycle to get fresh eyes on county bridges.
One commissioner requested staff follow up to confirm bridge counts and contract line-item comparisons against the 2019 agreement; staff agreed to provide a side‑by‑side review. A motion to approve signing the SJCA consulting contract carried by voice vote. The board directed staff to sign the contract on the county’s behalf and to continue rotating bridge-inspection consultants in future cycles.
No roll-call tally appears in the transcript.
