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Dunn County awards road contracts, approves multiple pay estimates
Summary
The Dunn County Board on May 6 approved a series of road pay estimates, authorized utility easements and awarded two construction contracts — including two low bids to Trotter Construction — with all motions passing unanimously.
Dunn County commissioners on May 6 approved a string of payments and contract awards that advance multiple county road projects.
The board voted unanimously to pay Central Specialties Inc. $821,478.79 for pay request #1 on 119th Ave. SW after Bartlett & West presented the invoice. Commissioners also approved a $156,520.88 pay request to Martin Construction for 99th Ave. SW, a $847,332.47 payment to Baranko Brothers for the 7th St./113th Ave./10th St. project, and a $219,576.03 payment to Edward Schwartz Construction for work on 103rd Ave. SW.
Engineer Jeremy Wood returned later in the meeting with bid tallies and recommended awarding two construction contracts to Trotter Construction. The board awarded the Spring Creek project (CP-13(26)07) to Trotter Construction (low bid) and the 11th St. SW project (CP-13(22)03.1) to Trotter Construction; both awards passed on roll call votes. Engineer Wood had opened the bids earlier in the meeting and presented the low-bid results to the commissioners for action.
Commissioners also debated an infrastructure detail on 114th Ave., where roughly one mile of overhead power line runs within a project corridor. After discussing an estimated $300,000 cost to place lines underground, the board voted to leave the poles within the existing 33-foot right-of-way and proceed with the work.
The board approved utility easements from Roughrider Electric and Consolidated related to the county Public Safety Center and signed a Certificate of Local Match required by NDDOT, authorizing payment of $9,639.89 for inspection and local-match costs on project BRC-0099(013)PCN23407.
Why it matters: The approvals move multiple county road projects into construction and payment phases and set procurement and budgetary commitments with local contractors.
Votes at a glance - Pay Central Specialties Inc. $821,478.79 for 119th Ave. SW (motion: Commissioner Pelton; second: Commissioner Kleemann) — approved, all commissioners voted yes. - Pay Martin Construction $156,520.88 for 99th Ave. SW (motion: Commissioner Heiser; second: Commissioner Olson) — approved, all yes. - Pay Baranko Brothers $847,332.47 (7th St./113th Ave./10th St.) (motion: Commissioner Pelton; second: Commissioner Heiser) — approved, all yes. - Pay Edward Schwartz Construction $219,576.03 (103rd Ave. SW) (motion: Commissioner Heiser; second: Commissioner Pelton) — approved, all yes. - Award CP-13(26)07 Spring Creek to Trotter Construction (low bid) (motion: Commissioner Pelton; second: Commissioner Kleemann) — approved, all yes. - Award CP-13(22)03.1 11th St. SW to Trotter Construction (motion: Commissioner Heiser; second: Commissioner Pelton) — approved, all yes. - Approve Roughrider and Consolidated easements for Public Safety Center (motion: Commissioner Olson; second: Commissioner Kleemann) — approved, all yes. - Approve NDDOT inspection certificate and $9,639.89 local match (motion: Commissioner Heiser; second: Commissioner Olson) — approved, all yes.
Who said what: Engineer Jeremy Wood presented the bid tallies and recommended awards; Darin Schaeffer of Bartlett & West and Carl Rohde of Civil Science presented project updates and pay requests for projects under their firms’ oversight. Motions were made by named commissioners and passed on roll-call votes; the minutes record unanimous approval for the listed actions.
Next steps: Contractors with awarded bids were authorized to proceed per county procurement rules and the county finance office processed vouchers for approved pay estimates. The meeting adjourned at 11:27 a.m.
