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Lancaster County approves road and bridge contracts, labor pact and re-entry agreements
Summary
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on May 5 approved multiple infrastructure contracts — including a $594,000 crack-sealing contract and $421,225.50 bridge repairs — a two-year IBEW bargaining agreement and memoranda supporting re-entry services, all by unanimous votes.
Lancaster County commissioners on Tuesday approved a package of infrastructure contracts, a two-year labor agreement and memoranda of understanding for prisoner re-entry services.
The board unanimously awarded the county's annual crack-sealing contract to Highway Improvement Inc. for up to $594,000. County Engineer Pam Dingman said the work will preserve asphalt slabs and that this year—s program "will be one of our biggest crack contracts to date," listing prioritized roads to be treated. The board also approved a $150,000 contract to Your Tech USA Inc. for proprietary foam soil stabilization, used behind bridge abutments and under pavement to stabilize slabs; Dingman said the method has proven cost-effective.
The board voted to award a $421,225.50 contract to Labari Construction LLC to repair approaches on County Bridge H253 near Waverly and said it has requested reimbursement from the Railroad Safety Transportation District for the project.
In other business, commissioners adopted a two-year collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1536 covering engineering staff. Chair Christa Yokum announced the motion and the board approved it without amendment.
The board also approved memoranda of understanding related to re-entry programming. One MOU with St. Monica's (no cost to the county) would support pre- and post-release services for incarcerated women under a Second Chance Act community-based re-entry program. Maria Hatfield, administrator for the Lancaster County Department of Corrections, said the proposed agreement would "mirror the ARSA grant we—re already doing" and expand services for people serving at least 90 days. A separate MOU with the Center for People reflects Department of Justice language changes for an existing four-week core class and would expand that program, if a pending grant is awarded, to include trades training and community navigators to help connect participants to work before release.
Brad Johnson, director of Lancaster County Department of Corrections, thanked commissioners and described corrections staff as a "great group of folks," during a proclamation recognizing correctional staff earlier in the meeting.
The board also approved a memorandum with Sous City Truck Sales (Peterbilt) for repair services not to exceed $50,000.
What happens next: Contracts and MOUs will move forward under the administration for implementation; the bridge project has a pending reimbursement request to a transportation safety district.
