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Board authorizes advertising for state-aid road and bridge bids; approves MDOT contract addenda for construction engineering
Summary
Washington County authorized advertising for multiple state-aid road and bridge projects, moved to add specific construction‑engineering scope language required by MDOT into existing contracts via addenda, and set a schedule to open bids and tabulate them for board action in May.
Washington County supervisors authorized staff to advertise several state-aid road and bridge projects and approved contract addenda required by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) that add a specific scope of construction engineering and inspection work to the county’s existing consultant contracts.
Why it matters: Several multi-million-dollar road and bridge projects that rely on state aid and federal funds require MDOT review and specific contract language. The addenda do not change the county’s overall MOA obligations but add MDOT-prescribed scope language for construction engineering and inspection so MDOT can complete its PSD review and allow advertisement.
Details: County road staff said they have five state-aid projects advertising for bids on April 24 (projects listed in the meeting packet by project code and road name). Staff estimated the total state-aid program portion for the listed projects at roughly $3.5 million (state-aid and LSTP splits discussed in packet). The board authorized advertising for the bids and set a tabulation and award schedule: bids to be taken in the county meeting room, tabulated, and returned to the board for award at the May 5 meeting.
On two CRSA bridge projects (CRSA 0616-00-001 and CRSA 0616-00-002) staff requested authority to advertise once MDOT completes plan review. Staff also requested permission to issue addenda to the county’s engineering/consultant contracts to incorporate MDOT-specified language for construction engineering and inspection; staff explained these addenda match the work already required by the MOA but insert MDOT’s specific wording for federal-funding oversight. Supervisors approved the addenda and the advertising authority.
Votes and next steps: The board voted to authorize advertisement for the listed state-aid projects and to approve addenda to engineering contracts to incorporate MDOT-required scope language. Staff said they will tabulate bids on April 24 and return with recommendation at the May meeting; if bids come in above estimates for some projects, staff said they will return to the board for supplemental funding requests.
Ending: County staff will proceed to advertise the projects, submit required documents to MDOT for final review, and prepare bid tabulations for the next board meeting.
