Sherman County commissioners award roof-repair contracts for health department and fairgrounds

The Sherman County Board of Commissioners approved two roof-repair contracts during its meeting on March 4, voting to award work on the county health department and the fairgrounds.

The Chair said the county received an email flagging an error in the original estimate for the health-department roof and acknowledged the county’s estimator had erred. "Our estimator miscalculated a single portion by half," the Chair said, and the previously lowest bidder was removed from consideration. Committee member (Speaker 3) moved to accept the lowest remaining bid from Miller Construction for $19,640; the motion was seconded and carried.

Commissioners agreed to contact Miller Construction to get material samples before finalizing the roof color. "Probably looking at a brown," one commissioner said; another favored a gold or copper tone to match adjacent brickwork. The board decided samples would be obtained and reviewed before a final color selection.

Committee member (Speaker 3) also reported meeting the insurance adjuster at the fairgrounds and relayed installation guidance: decking comprised of 1x4 boards is acceptable provided screws are long enough to penetrate solid wood. He moved to accept Flanders Construction’s bid for the fairgrounds roof repair for $14,175, requesting that the contractor add 1x slats over the existing decking and install new metal roofing; the motion was seconded and approved.

Both awards were passed by voice vote. The meeting concluded after a brief procedural exchange about vote accountability and a motion to adjourn that passed.

The board directed staff to obtain samples and proceed with contracting steps consistent with the motions; no additional conditions, timelines, or funding sources were specified in the transcript.