Polk County awards multiple road‑work contracts and approves DOT easement for Highway 2 project
County engineering staff recommended and the board approved a series of road project contracts (including a ~$1.23 million mill‑and‑overlay package and other township grading projects) and authorized a DOT construction easement across county property for Highway 2 work.
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County engineering staff presented a slate of highway and township projects and recommended awarding contracts to the lowest responsible bidders. Key approvals included a mill‑and‑overlay contract (North city limits of Macintosh to Polk/Red Lake line) recommended to RJ Zaverl & Sons for approximately $1,226,763 and multiple grading and township projects awarded to Davidson Construction (including a $555,001 grading package and a $149,640 township box culvert/road project). Commissioners discussed the gap between estimates and bids, noting fluctuations in bituminous prices and the typical clustering of bids around recent price patterns.
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