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Board receives multiple culvert bids, refers awards to highway staff for review
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Summary
Supervisors reviewed competitive bids for two culvert projects (C341095 and C341103), discussed start and completion dates and bid bonds, and voted 7-0 to refer the bids to highway staff and committee reviewers for a decision at the next meeting.
The Gage County Board of Supervisors on March 4 received and discussed multiple bids for two culvert projects and referred the bids to highway staff and committee reviewers for final award.
County road staff and the board read and compared several bids for projects C341095 and C341103. Individual totals cited in the meeting included bids ranging across firms such as Gus Construction Company Inc., MTZ Construction LLC, Brink Building Group LLC and others. The combined total amounts discussed during the presentation were approximately in the $500,000–$940,000 range depending on bidder and project; one consolidated figure the board read aloud was $938,131.17 for all listed submissions.
Highway staff provided proposed start and completion windows for each bidder; for example, staff discussed October 2026 start dates and various mid‑2026 completion dates for different proposals. The board asked staff and the county attorney to confirm bid bonds and wage compliance and to perform a thorough review before any award.
Chair asked for a motion to refer the bids to the highway department and bring award recommendations back at the next meeting in two weeks; the motion passed 7‑0. The board emphasized they had accepted the bids for review and were not making an award at the March 4 meeting. Several supervisors asked that highway staff examine bidder experience and flagged a few newer companies for closer review before any contract award.
Next steps: highway staff and designated board reviewers (identified at the meeting as Bianchi, Manelli and Becky) will review documentation, confirm bid bonds and wage compliance, and advise the board on awards at the next meeting.