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Commission authorizes $25,835 amendment to Ulteig Engineers agreement for bridge guardrail work

Minnehaha County Commission · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The commission authorized Amendment #1 to the professional services agreement with Ulteig Engineers for Highway Project MC20-08 (Bridge Guardrail Rehab 2020), increasing the fee by $25,835 to a total not to exceed $57,488.50.

DJ Buthe, Highway Superintendent, presented Amendment #1 to the professional services agreement between Minnehaha County and Ulteig Engineers, Inc. The amendment adds specifications intended to ensure contractors can tie new guardrail designs into existing structures and increases the fee by $25,835.

On motion, the commission authorized the chair to sign Amendment #1, setting the contract total not to exceed $57,488.50. The motion passed by roll call vote, 5 ayes. The action moves the Highway Project MC20-08 (Bridge Guardrail Rehab 2020) forward by funding additional design work intended to align new guardrail elements with existing bridge structures.

County staff recorded the rationale for the amendment as a need for additional specifications so a contractor can properly integrate the new design with existing structures; no public comment was recorded on the item.