Dubois County awards Community Crossing paving contract to C & R Construction

Dubois County’s commissioners voted to award the Community Crossing 2026 paving contract to low bidder C & R Construction, accepting the county engineer’s recommendation after bids were opened and reviewed.

County staff opened four bids at 9:00 a.m.; the low bid from C & R Construction totaled $1,128,020.75. The county engineer told the board that all bids were responsive and responsible and that the low bid came in below the engineer’s estimate of $1,391,665.11. "They are lower than I expected," the engineer said, noting competitive contractor pricing this year.

Commissioners made a motion to accept the engineer’s recommendation to award the contract to C & R Construction; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The engineer said he will prepare the contract for commissioners’ approval at the next meeting and will supply bid-tabulation details to bidders.

The project falls under the Community Crossings program and carries a firm bid amount; staff noted that all required documents will be verified before returning a final contract for signature. Work scheduling and notice-to-proceed will follow contract execution and any state deadlines tied to the funding program.