Daviess County commissioners approve highway vouchers, bridge contractor and additional bridge-inspection costs
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Summary
The county approved two LPA reimbursement vouchers, ratified CLR as low bidder for Bridge 176 and signed off on bridge-inspection contract adjustments including a $29,500 federally required supplemental increase; commissioners also approved interlocal maintenance agreements and two employee float days after a large winter storm.
Daviess County commissioners on Monday approved routine highway items that included two Local Public Agency (LPA) reimbursement vouchers, ratification of a bridge contractor and authorization to proceed with required bridge-inspection work.
Highway superintendent Chris presented two vouchers: a $29,198.02 preliminary engineering voucher for intersection improvements at a roundabout on U.S. 50 (stated as 90% reimbursable) and a $547.83 construction-engineering voucher for work on the bridge over Culver Ditch (stated as 80% reimbursable). Commissioners unanimously approved payment of both vouchers.
The commission also ratified CLR as the low bidder for Bridge 176 (located on County Road 700 East between County Road 400 North and 500 North) and approved executing the previously accepted contract paperwork.
Chris described the countywide bridge-inspection RFP for the 20272030 cycle and said the Federal Highway Administration required additional inspections of certain rail components. That supplemental requirement added $29,500 to the inspection contract, increasing the stated total to $433,152; the countys local match was described as 20%. Chris said the supplemental agreement must be reviewed and approved by INDOT before the county signs.
Commissioners also approved interlocal maintenance agreements to continue routine work with the towns of Campbellsburg and Montgomery (amounts cited in the presentation: about $2,000 for ~0.51 miles on Kalimburg Road and $1,200 for ~0.49 miles), and accepted two farm-lease awards for highway department crop ground tied to earlier bid openings.
After the recent winter storm, the highway department reported using roughly 1,4001,500 tons of salt-sand mix and highlighted storage limits in the old facility (about a 1,500-ton capacity) as justification for continued capital planning on salt-sand storage. Commissioners approved giving two floating days to highway employees for courthouse closures during the storm.
The meeting closed the highway segment after routine project updates and staff said finalized paperwork on the grants and contracts would follow.
