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Box Elder council awards $2.64 million Eastmont Drive bridge contract; action contingent on SD DOT approval
Summary
At a March 27 special meeting, the Box Elder City Council voted to award a $2,641,037.24 contract to Hoskinson Contracting LLC for the Eastmont Drive (Bennett Road) bridge replacement, contingent on concurrence from the South Dakota Department of Transportation; council also approved a procedural agenda change and a forthcoming budget amendment.
The Box Elder City Council on March 27 voted to award a $2,641,037.24 contract to Hoskinson Contracting LLC of Gillette to replace the Eastmont Drive structure (also referenced as the Bennett Road Bridge), contingent on approval from the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
City Engineer Scott Lang told the council the special meeting was scheduled because it had been 30 days since bids opened and state guidance favors action before that window lapses. "The reason we're considering this tonight as opposed to waiting to Tuesday was this is the thirtieth day since we opened bids," Lang said. He summarized the bids as "really, really good" and recommended the award to Hoskinson based on their staff…
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