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Commission awards bridge contract and orders accounting fixes after suspected duplicate payments
Summary
The county awarded a bridge contract to the low bidder, accepted by unanimous vote, and staff identified a mischarged $75,000 equipment payment and possible duplicate payments requiring reconciliation; commissioners directed staff to trace funds and correct transfers.
Osage County's public works staff reported that a bridge letting produced a low bidder (Brian Ohlmeyer/ Ohlmeyer Construction) for Bridge 1144 by Barrington Road and recommended award. A commissioner moved to accept the low bid and the motion passed unanimously.
Separately, finance staff flagged a $75,000 payment for a John Deere crawler loader that was charged to the wrong fund and a possible duplicate payment totaling about $369,000 on a Kenworth transaction. Commissioners instructed staff to work with Linda (finance staff) and the treasurer to locate where the money was posted, confirm whether a double payment actually occurred, and correct transfer entries once verified.
What happens next: Public works will finalize contract signatures and coordinate start dates; finance and the treasurer will reconcile the flagged transactions and return to the commission with corrections or proposed transfer approvals.
