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Engineers to pour overnight bridge deck; county reviews bathhouse pad bids and repairs culverts
Summary
County engineers will pour a bridge deck overnight to avoid heat; staff reported two bids for the Cherokee Landing bathhouse pad and are awaiting a third. Road and Bridge crews are focused on culverts, patching and tree trimming.
County engineering staff told the commission that contractors will begin an overnight pour of a bridge deck Wednesday at 10 p.m. to avoid daytime heat; the transcript records the quantity as 572 yards for the pour and says crews will use a sprinkler system to keep the concrete damp during curing.
The commission discussed work at Cherokee Landing, where the county will contract only for the concrete pad for a bathhouse rather than the full bathhouse structure. Staff said they had received two bids for the pad and were waiting on a third; the low bid reported in the meeting transcript was lower than the contract price the county previously held, and staff said they would try to finalize the procurement after receiving the third bid. The transcript records a staff comment that $19,000 in capital work would be removed from the contract and that county capital funds would cover the pad, but commissioners indicated a change order and confirmation with the contractor (Capital Paving, as referred to in the meeting) may be needed before paying additional amounts.
Road and Bridge staff reported ongoing culvert replacements connected to overlay projects at Patterson School and Alsbury Chapel. Staff said they had to rent replacement equipment while waiting several days for parts to fix a piece of county equipment, which delayed some residential culvert work. Patch crews and tree-trimming crews were active, and staff said they expect to return to residential culverts once equipment is repaired or replaced.
Commissioners and staff also discussed public inquiries after social media posts about road damage; county staff said heat-related damage is more likely to affect concrete than asphalt and that current damage reported by citizens was from truck traffic rather than heat-related concrete failure.
No final contract awards or change orders were recorded in the transcript; commissioners directed staff to secure the missing bid, confirm contract changes with the contractor, and prepare any necessary change-order documentation for signature before additional payments.
