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Commissioners approve $1.58 million contract to replace two Golden Road bridges
Summary
Leavenworth County commissioners voted unanimously to accept the low bid and issue a notice of award for two Golden Road bridge replacements funded through a Kansas Department of Transportation local bridge program, with a tight July contracting timeline to preserve roughly $2 million in grant funding.
Leavenworth County commissioners voted to approve a low bid and issue a notice of award for replacement of two bridges on Golden Road, accepting a bid reported as $1,582,437.21 and authorizing contract execution this month to preserve state grant funding.
County staff presented the project as part of the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program administered through the Kansas Department of Transportation. A staff member identified as Bill told the commission the low bid was from Rees Construction (two bidders were received; Wildcat Construction of Topeka submitted the other). Bill said the project’s notice-to-proceed window runs from Sept. 2 to Dec. 15 and stressed the county must execute contracts in July to avoid asking for a funding extension and to ensure up to 80% reimbursement from the KDOT grant.
The commission made the motion to approve the bid and issue the notice of award. Commissioners voted by voice; the motion passed with all voting "aye." No roll-call vote with individual names tied to each yea vote was recorded in the transcript.
County staff said the bid amount is below the grant cap and expected construction engineering costs are modest; after the county pays invoices it will seek reimbursement for the eligible share from the state. Staff also noted local traffic and growth pressures — including impacts from a nearby battery-plant development in DeSoto — as part of the rationale for replacing the structures.
Next steps are execution of the contract and issuance of the notice of award so work can begin within the stated notice-to-proceed window. The county did not provide a contract number or a detailed construction schedule during the meeting.
