Benton County awards multiple road contracts, hears contractor request for extra days on Gilman project

Jul 1, 2025

The county approved federal- and local-funded road contracts, authorized a Gilman reconstruction contract contingent on city concurrence, approved an administrative agreement with Sauk Rapids and discussed a contractor—xtension request tied to saturated soils on a county road project.

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Benton County commissioners approved several public-works actions during the meeting: a federally funded pavement-marking contract, a county-city reconstruction contract contingent on the City of Gilman—oncurrence, an administrative cost-sharing agreement with Sauk Rapids and a special-road-use permit for Gilman Days. Separately, a prime contractor for the Conroe (Highway) project requested additional contract days because saturated soils and repeated rain have limited production.

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