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Charles Mix County awards federal-aid road contracts to local bidders
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved low bids this spring and summer for multiple Federal-Aid road projects, awarding an asphalt contract to Reynolds Construction Co. and later approving seal-coat and radio-maintenance contracts that support the county's pavement program.
Charles Mix County commissioners approved several road-construction and maintenance contracts tied to federal-aid projects during 1971, moving forward with asphalt surfacing, seal-coating and radio maintenance essential to the county's pavement program.
The most significant award came May 17, when the board approved Reynolds Construction Co. (Sioux Falls) as the low bidder for the Federal-Aid Secondary Project S-2000(9). The board recorded Reynolds' low bid of $85,592.44 and resolved to enter a contract with the company; the minutes note the bid was roughly within the engineers' estimate range. Commissioners Wes Carda and Allen Rasmussen moved and seconded the motion, which the board approved unanimously (SEG 246).
At its June 25 meeting the board opened and accepted a separate sealed bid from Reynolds Construction for seal-coating and related aggregate work; that same meeting approved Motorola Inc. to provide county radio maintenance under a monthly service arrangement (Motorola's bid: $299.75 per month for maintenance with defined removal/installation fees). The board also authorized project requests to the State Highway Department for several additional Federal-Aid projects, including S-1980, S-1990 and S-8820 (SEG 332).
These actions followed the board's broader procurement process: detailed Notices to Bidders covering gasoline, diesel, propane, furnace oil, road oil, tires, culverts, bridge plank and bridge materials were read on Feb. 8 and vendor awards for fuel and supplies were confirmed on Feb. 11 (SEGs 083–096). The county used the established district-based bidding approach and required certified checks or bid bonds with each proposal.
Why it matters: These contract awards fund resurfacing and maintenance on county roads funded through Federal-Aid programs, and they commit county matching and maintenance responsibilities that determine local budgets and road-use impacts for the coming construction season.
What’s next: The minutes record the board's intent to proceed with contracts and coordinate with the State Highway Commission for plans and letting at Pierre. Work schedules, contractor notices-to-proceed and county maintenance obligations were recorded in subsequent meeting minutes (SEGs 332, 541, 831).