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Commissioners debate high asphalt bids, consider regional options to trim road costs
Summary
Wabasha County commissioners discussed an unusually high single asphalt bid that is costing the county an estimated $600,000 more than neighboring counties, and explored options including regional bidding, pressure on the county's vendor, or a shared asphalt plant.
County commissioners spent an extended portion of their meeting discussing high asphalt prices after staff reported the county typically receives only one bid for asphalt work in Southeastern Minnesota.
Commissioners said the county’s last bid produced a single proposal that represented a wide price gap compared with neighboring counties. "This year, if you remember on our last bid, I want to say it was $90 a ton... In Freeborn County, it's $60 a ton," a commissioner said, describing the disparity. A commissioner estimated the county…
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