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Commission approves $8,850 guardrail purchase, hears bridge change-order discussion and names new Road & Bridge managers
Summary
The commission approved a sole-source purchase of guardrail for $8,850 for a Sand Creek bridge approach, discussed a pending MoDOT change order for asphalt on bridge approaches (no final action) and announced new Road & Bridge management hires.
The St. Francois County Commission approved a sole-source purchase of guardrail for $8,850 from D&S Finching to be installed at a Sand Creek bridge approach, citing safety concerns at the bridge’s raised approaches.
Commissioners said the county will install the guardrail with in-house crews to save contractor costs. A county official said contracting out installation could have cost roughly $6,000; staff estimated the county’s crews would take about three days to complete the work versus about one day for a contractor.
The commission also discussed a change order related to extra excavation and asphalt work on the northern approach to a recently replaced bridge. County staff said the excavation costs were covered through the BRO program but the asphalt portion remains unresolved; the county is pursuing reimbursement or partial payment from MoDOT or associated federal funds under the VRO program. Commissioners characterized that item as discussion only and did not take action on the change order at the meeting. The transcript records that the southern approach’s $36,000 asphalt work has already been requisitioned for payment.
In personnel news, the commission announced Jason Harris as the new Road & Bridge supervisor and named Justin and Clint as the department’s new management team after an eight-person interview process. Commissioners said the new supervisors began work the previous day.
The guardrail purchase motion was approved by voice vote during the meeting.
