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Public Works moves forward on bridge work: final change order reduces cost; new design contract set for culvert replacement
Summary
County acknowledged a $5,561.59 decrease in a bridge replacement contract final quantities and approved a $76,400 design contract to replace another bridge with a culvert, reducing the county’s bridge inventory by one when complete.
Shawnee County public works officials reported a final administrative change order for a bridge replacement and asked the commission to approve a separate design contract for another structure on the county road system.
Public Works Director Kurt Niehaus asked the board to acknowledge Change Order No. 1 to Contract C460-2024 with King Construction Company, which adjusts the as-bid versus as-constructed quantities and reduces the construction cost by $5,561.59 for the Northwest 30 Fifth Street bridge over a tributary to Soldier Creek. Niehaus said the project went well and neighbors are pleased; the Board acknowledged the change order 3-0.
Courtney House, also with Public Works, presented a professional-services contract with Finney & Turnipseed Transportation and Civil Engineering LLC of Topeka to design work on another replacement project, to be constructed as a smaller culvert rather than a full bridge. House said hydraulic needs have changed and the smaller structure will save initial construction and life-cycle maintenance costs. The lump-sum design fee is $76,400; commissioners approved the contract 3-0. House noted Shawnee County has 261 bridges; when the project is done the inventory will be 260.
Both items were approved without further amendments. Public Works indicated photographs of the prior bridges were included in the meeting packet and said the new approaches are intended to improve the county road system.
