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Ramsey County approves multiple road contracts, culvert purchases and engineering payments
Summary
The Ramsey County Commission approved bids and payments covering antenna repair, culvert purchases, design engineering and advertising for emergency-relief construction services, and accepted an engineering contract for a local overlay project.
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on a single slate approved several road and infrastructure actions, including a bid for an antenna repair, purchase of a culvert, payment for design engineering and steps to start emergency-relief construction work.
Commissioners approved a Stones quote to repair the communications antenna for “State 1” on the courthouse roof after staff reported a broken cable and degraded radio range. Staff described the repair as a short-term fix until a new system is installed. The motion to approve the Stones quote passed by voice vote.
The board also approved a $4,237 purchase to replace 80 feet of 24-inch galvanized, poly-coated centerline pipe for a rusted culvert on Ramsey County 8 in Cato Township. The county said the replacement matches the existing size and can be coordinated with nearby work to save freight and installation costs.
The commission authorized payments to outside engineers and the state: $12,664.44 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation management division as the county share for certain CRE flood projects, and $28,006.40 to KLJ for design and engineering on several 2026 overlay projects (including Curry Road, Ramsey County 7, Ramsey County 4 and Woods Rotten Road). Commissioners completed a roll-call vote on the KLJ payment.
For emergency-relief projects, the board voted to advertise for construction engineering services and appoint a selection committee for interviews. Commissioners said the DOT requires a public advertisement period before selecting construction engineering firms for emergency-repair work; the county expects state cost-sharing for those services.
Separately the board accepted an engineering contract for construction of 80 Ninth Street NE in South Minnewaukan and voted to proceed with preconstruction and contract execution. Commissioners were advised that the contractor may submit a change order to address soft spots on that road and that the state may partially fund those repairs.
In other routine road business the commission authorized smaller shop maintenance purchases (door opener repairs and window replacement) and discussed load-limit changes that had been lifted statewide.
The actions were presented during the public agenda items led by county road and engineering staff and approved by majority vote. Several commissioners asked follow-up questions about coordination with the state, schedules and funding sources.
