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Commissioners award culvert contract, approve highway construction and review $443K equipment list
Summary
The board awarded a culvert replacement contract for $122,521.70 to Midwest Contracting, approved a bridge/culvert agreement with Chanarambie Township and signed a $365,565 construction contract for a salt and sand shed; a 2026 equipment list totaling $442,986.22 was reviewed for approval.
The Murray County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 awarded Project SAP 051‑638‑033, a centerline culvert replacement on County State Aid Highway 38 near Robbins Slough, to Midwest Contracting, LLC for $122,521.70 (motion by Commissioner Loy Woelber, seconded by Commissioner Dennis Welgraven; motion passed).
The board also approved and signed a bridge replacement agreement with Chanarambie Township for culvert replacement on 91st Street between Sections 18 and 19 (motion by Commissioner Roger Zins, seconded by Commissioner Loy Woelber).
For the highway department, commissioners approved a Phase II construction contract with Greystone Construction for a salt and sand shed under a state bid contract for $365,565.00 (motion by Commissioner Jackie Meier, seconded by Commissioner Dennis Welgraven). Staff presented a 2026 equipment purchase request that listed two 1‑ton Chevrolet Silverados, a road broom, a tractor, a swing flail mower, a tri‑axle truck pup trailer and a skid loader snow pusher with a total equipment cost shown as $442,986.22; the agenda records the equipment will replace units to be sold at auction. The transcript records a motion to approve the equipment list but did not include the mover/second names in the minutes text.
Commissioners noted the county received a MnDOT Partnership Award in part for sharing the salt/sand shed this winter. No legal challenges or protests of the awards were recorded in the minutes.
