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Murray County moves highway bidding online, sets Feb. 27 bid openings and discuss $4.17M highway building finish‑out
Summary
The Murray County Board voted to switch future highway project bidding to an online process, set Feb. 27, 2025 as the bid opening date for maintenance striping (CP 01-25) and seal coat project SAP 051-030-003, declared an old forklift surplus, and discussed finishing the Highway Building at an estimated $4.17 million.
The Murray County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 approved a procedural shift to online bidding for Highway Department projects and set Feb. 27, 2025 as the bid opening date for two upcoming contracts, part of an effort county officials said will streamline bid receipt and allow the board to consider awards immediately after bids are opened.
Commissioner Roger Zins moved and Commissioner Jackie Meier seconded the change to online bidding; the board approved the change by unanimous roll-call vote. County staff noted that only three counties in District VIII still use manual bidding for highway projects and that online bidding would reduce manual calculations and processing time.
The board also set the bid opening date of Feb. 27, 2025 for County Maintenance Striping Project CP 01-25 (motion by Commissioner Jackie Meier, seconded by Commissioner Mark Carlson) and for seal coat project SAP 051-030-003 (motion by Commissioner Roger Zins, seconded by Commissioner Loy Woelber). The seal coat project covers CSAH 6, CSAH 7, CSAH 30, CSAH 35 and CSAH 44.
In other highway business, the board declared Unit #77, a 1970 International forklift, surplus and authorized its sale after staff reported it will not pass OSHA inspection. The motion to declare the unit surplus was moved by Commissioner Mark Carlson and seconded by Commissioner Loy Woelber and was adopted by roll call (all Aye).
Commissioners also discussed the status of the Highway Building project. County staff reported that the salt shed, fuel pumps and cold storage remain incomplete and that the estimated cost to finish the project is $4.17 million based on 2022 bids. County Engineer Randy Groves has applied for capital bonding grants during recent legislative sessions; if bonding is not approved the board said it will consider alternative funding options, including selling the old highway building to offset the local share.
All actions described above passed on unanimous roll-call votes. The meeting adjourned at 9:38 a.m.
What’s next: bids will be opened Feb. 27, and the board will consider awards and any necessary contract approvals following the online bid openings.
