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Commissioners authorize $1.36 million contract, $78,950 consultant work for 1095 high‑risk rural roads project
Summary
Linn County commissioners voted to commit $1,140,000 of county funds and accept a $351,000 state grant toward a $1,360,901 contract for safety work on 1095 Road, and approved a $78,950.27 consultant services estimate for inspections and oversight.
Linn County commissioners voted to authorize county signing of the contract for the high‑risk rural roads project on the north half of 1095 Road after the state opened bids and awarded the work to a contractor for $1,360,901.
The project will receive a $351,000 state grant; commissioners recorded that the county portion was $1,140,000. Commissioners also approved a consultant estimate of $78,950.27 to perform inspections and related engineering oversight during construction.
Why it matters: commissioners were presented with the final bid and consultant estimate for what staff described as a milling, overlay, signage and roadside‑clearance package intended to improve safety on a winding, deterioration‑prone stretch of county road.
Public works director Jesse Walton outlined the scope and budget picture during the meeting and said the state sent the project out to three bidders. “They picked Bettis Asphalt as their winning bid on this at $1,360,901. We're supposed to get $351,000 to go towards this, and then the remaining balance we pay,” Walton said.
Commissioners asked for and received on‑the‑record clarification about how the county will pay its share. Walton and county staff said the county will draw on the special road and bridge/equipment reserve balance and may roll unused capital outlay into that fund to avoid borrowing. “There’s money there to do this,” one commissioner said, while another asked for a printed summary of the fund transfers; staff agreed to provide one.
Project details the board discussed included milling and overlay, striping, guardrails, signage, clearing to improve sight lines, and the need to replace one or two culverts on the northern end prior to overlay. Walton said the county will perform culvert replacements in‑house and will post a public notice for a three‑day road closure when that work occurs.
The board approved a motion authorizing the chair to sign the county commitment of funds page and to return the contract documents to the state. Commissioners then approved the consultant services estimate to cover inspections and project oversight.
Ending: Commissioners said the county will monitor budget impacts and could postpone the next phase of similar work to later years if funding needs to be spread out. Staff will provide the requested fund‑transfer detail for the next meeting.
