Public works advances Tower Road Bridge bid and secures $97,750 for Hall of Justice project
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Summary
Public works staff said the county is eligible for a $97,750 Clean Buildings Performance Grant toward the Hall of Justice project, plans to remove and sell a rooftop chiller, called three bids for road materials with March openings, and estimated the Tower Road Bridge construction at about $2.85 million with ARPA and state commerce funding.
Public works staff presented consent agenda items and bid notices to the commissioners. Samantha, the presenter at SEG 410, said the county is eligible for a $97,750 Clean Buildings Performance Grant toward the Hall of Justice (HOJ) project and that officials plan to remove a rooftop chiller by crane and attempt to sell it to recoup funds.
Susan, identified in the meeting as the county engineer for the roads department, announced three calls for bids and one award. The county will call for bids for 12,970 tons of aggregate for the chip seal program (similar to about 12,700 tons last year) with a bid opening on March 2; staff estimated the cost near $450,000 for that quantity. A separate call for road surfacing materials covering May 2026 through April 30, 2027 (items such as shoulder rock and chorus balls) also opens for bids on March 2.
Susan described the Tower Road Bridge project at Rock Creek Culvert as the permanent replacement for dual culverts washed out in late February; the county estimated construction at about $2,850,000 with a total project cost near $3.7 million. Funding sources include county road fund dollars, ARPA allocations used earlier for design work, and an earmark from state commerce; a construction funding contract from commerce was described as forthcoming for signature.
On procurement, Susan reported awarding purchase of 40 sweeper brushes (plus 100 brooms) to Ironclad Company for $41,931.88 after receiving two bids; the award was roughly $4,000 below the competing bid. Bid openings for aggregate and surfacing materials are scheduled for March 2, and the Tower Road Bridge bid opening is scheduled for March 9.
No formal board vote was recorded on consent items during the meeting; staff said the commerce contract to fund bridge construction should be presented in the coming weeks.
