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Committee approves JR Excavating demolition bid for former Dairy Queen with administrator contingency up to $25,000
Summary
The Sawyer County Administrative Committee approved awarding the demolition contract for the former Dairy Queen to JR Excavating at a base bid of $19,200 and authorized the county administrator discretion to increase total payment up to $25,000 for unanticipated expenses; members also discussed coordinating utility and traffic-signal work before demolition.
The Sawyer County Administrative Committee voted to accept JR Excavating’s low proposal to demolish the former Dairy Queen and remove concrete at the site, authorizing county administrator discretion to increase total payment up to $25,000 to cover unanticipated costs.
Mr. Marco, who presented the results of an RFP process that drew nine respondents, told the committee he met on site with five bidders and reviewed the proposals with Brian Lehner before recommending the low proposal. “The low proposal was JR Excavating,” he said, and reported contacting references who “all spoke very highly of their services.”
Members pressed for a contingency to cover potential unanticipated items such as recycling surcharges or abatement costs. One member asked whether the $19,200 bid included the same scope of work as other bidders; Marco said the submission covered “complete demolition and removal of everything, including the concrete around the building.” The motion recorded in the transcript was phrased as acceptance of JR Excavating at $19,200 with “the discretion by the administrator of up to $25,000 total for any unanticipated expenses.”
Ken Disher, a retired Xcel Energy design engineer who introduced himself at the meeting, urged the group to consider overhead power lines and street-lighting connections tied to the pole on site. “There’s overhead power on the site that feeds more than the Dairy Queen building,” he said, and warned that removing poles or other infrastructure could affect street lights or other feeds that may be owned or billed through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation or the city. He recommended coordination with utility owners and Diggers Hotline before work proceeds.
Committee members confirmed contractors must carry the county’s required insurance coverage and discussed a written contract reflecting the base bid and administrator contingency, with the chair noting any additional payment beyond the administrator’s discretion would need to return to the committee. The committee voted in favor of the motion and the chair declared the motion carried.
