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Griggs County hires KLJ for Airport Road chip‑seal engineering and approves low bid for sealcoat work
Summary
The Griggs County Commission approved KLJ Engineering for construction engineering on the Airport Road chip‑seal project and awarded the construction contract to the low bidder after state bid openings showed bids below the engineer estimate.
The Griggs County Commission on April 21 approved KLJ Engineering to provide construction engineering services for a chip‑seal and patching project on Airport Road, and voted to accept the low construction bid for the same project.
Wayne, a county staff member who presented the item, said the county solicited proposals for engineering services for project SC 2019058 and interviewed the single responding firm. “We did a request for proposal for engineering for the chip seal on SC 2019058… We got 1 return, engineering firm, KLJ Engineering,” he told the commission.
The commission approved selecting KLJ after a motion by Commissioner Allison and a second by the presiding commissioner. The motion passed by voice vote with Commissioners Edlin, Gabriel, Ellison and Grama recorded as voting aye.
County staff also presented a letter from the state Department of Transportation confirming the low construction bid for the same project and the DOT’s process for approving the contractor. The county reported an engineer’s estimate of $491,004.97 and said the low bid came in substantially below that figure. A county staff summary read the low bid as $415,007.07; the county record showed two other higher bids were received.
Commissioner Edlund moved to accept the low bid and award the contract for the Airport Road chip‑seal work; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote with the same recorded aye votes (Edlin, Gabriel, Ellison, Grama).
County staff said about 80% of project costs will be financed through federal highway funds administered via Bismarck, with the county responsible for the local share. Wayne described the award and the engineering agreement as a routine step required to process the federal funding.
The commission instructed staff to sign the state resolution and forward the award paperwork to the DOT.
The commission’s actions on engineering selection and award were recorded during the public meeting; staff will file the formal contract documents with the state per DOT procedures.
