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Committee moves multiple contracts and bids to county board, including bridge award and barricades
Summary
The committee moved several procurement and intergovernmental items to the county board: award recommendation for barricades ($7,705.50), North Boone School Road bridge low bid ($623,903), truck body bid ($165,608) and an IGA for Stock Road temporary construction access. Many items passed or were recommended for award and will proceed to the full board.
At its Jan. 15 meeting, the Boone County Committee of the Whole for Finance considered and moved multiple procurement and contract items to the county board for final approval.
Key items the committee moved to the county board or recommended for award included:
- A barricade equipment purchase (RoadSafe Traffic Systems) for $7,705.50 to outfit a new trailer with Type 2/3 barricades and LED lights; staff recommended the low bidder and the committee moved the item forward.
- Award recommendation for the North Boone School Road bridge replacement to M & M Concrete for $623,903, funded entirely through the township bridge program (a special motor-fuel tax set-aside); staff said the low bid was substantially under the engineer’s estimate and recommended award.
- A truck body bid to Monroe Truck Equipment for $165,608 (base live‑bottom/auger option) to replace the county’s last live-bottom tandem truck; staff recommended the base bid to retain one live-bottom vehicle for training.
- Phase 1/2 engineering agreement with Willett Hoffman & Associates (amount listed on agenda: $132,772) for a Poplar Grove–North Boone School shoulder/bike-lane project; committee voted to move the agreement to the county board.
- An intergovernmental agreement with the Boone County Conservation District for temporary construction access for the Stock Road/Bridal over Biscassaw reconstruction; committee voted to move the IGA to the county board to secure better construction pricing.
Several items were discussed in detail by staff and engineers before the committee approved moving them to the board; some awards were presented as low bids with reference checks described in the record. No final county‑board contract signatures were recorded at the committee meeting; the listed dollar amounts are those stated during committee discussion or on the agenda.
