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Meeker County awards paving contracts totaling about $1.53 million and transfers $290,000 in state‑aid funds
Summary
The county awarded a countywide pavement‑marking contract to Sir Lines‑A‑Lot for about $99,825 and a CSAH 20 paving contract to Knife River for $1,434,740.42; commissioners also approved a $290,000 transfer between state‑aid accounts to increase construction flexibility.
Meeker County commissioners on April 7 approved multiple road‑work contracts and a budget transfer intended to preserve flexibility in state‑aid construction funding.
Phil Schmalfeldt, identified in the record as a county director overseeing roads and bridges, recommended awarding the 2026 countywide pavement‑marking contract to Sir Lines‑A‑Lot for an estimated $99,825. Schmalfeldt told the board the low bid was roughly 17 percent under the engineer's estimate and close to the county’s $100,000 budget for the item.
The board also awarded a larger paving contract for CSAH 20 to Knife River Sauk Rapids. Schmalfeldt described a coordinated multi‑county job with Stearns County and detailed mixed work around Lake Koronis, including overlay and reclamation sections. Knife River submitted the low bid at about $1,434,740.42—nearly 10 percent under estimate—and the board voted to award the contract.
Schmalfeldt also requested a resolution transferring $290,000 from the CSAH municipal construction account into the CSAH regular construction account. He explained state‑aid construction arrives in separate municipal and regular pots—municipal funds are limited to work inside certain municipal boundaries—and the transfer will provide flexibility for scheduled projects while maintaining statutory minimum balances. The roll call vote recorded Commissioners Saukko, Schmidt, Johnson, Vanort and Olberg as voting "Aye."
All motions were recorded as carried in the transcript; the board did not amend project scopes during the meeting. Staff said construction windows were drafted for May through mid‑July but final contractor scheduling would be determined after award.
