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Board approves $4.85 million HMA resurfacing contract for Tamarack Road
Summary
Pottawattamie County accepted a $4,848,233.33 bid from Western Engineering Company for HMA resurfacing of Tamarack Road and authorized the County Engineer to execute the contract; the vote was unanimous.
Pottawattamie County supervisors on March 3 accepted the low bid from Western Engineering Company, Inc. in the amount of $4,848,233.33 for HMA resurfacing on Tamarack Road (project FM‑C078(213)–55‑78).
The Board’s resolution (No. 19‑2026) finds the project in the county’s best interest and authorized County Engineer Andy Wicks to execute the contract after receipt of required contract documents including bonds and insurance. The motion to accept the bid passed on a roll call vote with all members present voting aye.
The project scope as described in the resolution is HMA resurfacing with hot in‑place recycling from Railroad Highway (G8L) east to Highway 59. The Board’s action follows the county’s bidding procedures and the Iowa DOT letting process for county projects.
What happens next: After contract documents are completed and the contractor furnishes the required bonds and insurance certificates, the County Engineer will execute the contract and the project will proceed under DOT and county inspection.
