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Howard County extends on-call contract with USI and authorizes design of two bridges

5770656 · September 16, 2025
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The Howard County Board of Commissioners approved a supplemental agreement extending an on-call services contract with engineering firm USI through Dec. 31, 2027, and authorized USI to begin design work on two flood-damaged structures that county staff plan to submit for competitive Community Crossings funding.

The Howard County Board of Commissioners voted to extend a county on-call services contract with USI through Dec. 31, 2027, and authorized the firm to begin design work on two bridges damaged by recent flooding.

County Highway Director Amber Dole told commissioners the extension — described in the meeting as “supplemental agreement number 2” — would allow the county to use USI for small-structure and bridge design work without launching a new procurement. “This just extends our current on-call contract with them until through 12/31/2027,” Dole said during the board’s department reports.

Dole asked the board to…

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