Franklin County commissioners approve $185,748 road repairs, IT and equipment contracts; staff to compile event sponsorship recommendations

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Kan. — The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on March 26 approved a slate of contracts and payments addressing road repairs, county technology and equipment needs, and directed staff to assemble a package of proposed community-event sponsorships for a future consent agenda.

The most expensive single approval was a $185,748 proposal from Kilo Construction to repair about 15 locations county staff identified as suffering frost- and winter-related failures. Public Works staff described the work as digging out and rebuilding road sections where simple patching has repeatedly failed. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the proposal.

The board also approved a motion to authorize payment of $21,743.58 to reimburse Kilo for an AT&T utility relocation charge that arose when a contractor cut a line during construction on Old U.S. 50. County staff said the cut and subsequent relocation produced an AT&T bill Kilo paid initially; commissioners voted to authorize county reimbursement.

Information technology and communications items approved included: - A two-year AT&T voice-services contract with an estimated monthly service charge of $677, which county staff said reflects a reduction in concurrent-call capacity and reduces the prior monthly charge by about $118. "We are lowering it a little over a…