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Cedar County awards $12.9 million contract to replace Cedar River bridge near Rochester
Summary
The Cedar County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution awarding a $12,928,133.61 contract to Peterson Contractors Inc. to replace the bridge on F44 (290th St.) over the Cedar River near Rochester; execution of contracts was delegated to Washington County Engineer Jacob Thorius pending required documents.
The Cedar County Board of Supervisors voted April 28 to accept the low bid and award a $12,928,133.61 contract to Peterson Contractors Inc. to replace the bridge on F44 (290th Street) over the Cedar River near Rochester. Chairperson Jon Bell and Supervisors Barnhart, Gaul and Kaufmann voted aye; Supervisor Bixler was absent.
The board adopted Resolution HDP-C016(114)-6B-16, which describes the project, cites the board’s authority under section 331.301 of the Code of Iowa and authorizes the replacement of the bridge in Section 11, T79, R03. The resolution directs that, after receipt of required contract documents — including the contractor’s bond and certificate of insurance — Jacob Thorius, the County Engineer for Washington County, be authorized to execute the construction contracts on behalf of Cedar County.
County minutes show the board considered professional guidance and followed required notifications, hearings and bidding procedures as described in the resolution. The resolution also states that conflicting earlier resolutions are repealed and that any invalidation of part of the resolution would not affect the remainder.
The board did not record individual roll-call votes by name in the minutes; the outcome is recorded as “Ayes: All; Absent: Bixler.” The county did not specify a construction start date or contractor schedule in the minutes; those details are contingent on receipt of contract documents and approvals.
The board set no additional conditions in the minutes and did not discuss funding sources for the contract in the recorded discussion. Next procedural steps are receipt of the contractor bond and insurance certificate and contract execution by the delegated engineer.
