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Pottawattamie County hires inspector for Trailblazer CO2 pipeline and approves 10% admin fee
Summary
After presentations and negotiation, the county approved Snyder & Associates as inspector for the Trailblazer CO2 pipeline and approved a 10% administrative fee on inspection invoices to cover county costs.
Pottawattamie County supervisors approved Snyder & Associates to provide inspector services for pipeline projects including the Trailblazer CO2 pipeline and later set a 10 percent administrative fee on inspection invoices to cover the county’s administrative costs.
County staff, the County Engineer and a representative from Snyder & Associates discussed pipeline inspection roles and scope during regular sessions in late March. On March 3 the Board approved a contract with Snyder & Associates to provide inspector services for the Trailblazer CO2 pipeline project. On April 28 the Board voted to apply a 10 percent administrative fee on CO2 pipeline inspection billing to cover county administrative expenses; the fee will be charged to inspection invoices and recorded to Fund 1 (the Board’s budget).
Why it matters: The inspector selection defines technical oversight responsibilities for a major pipeline proposed to cross the county, while the administrative fee sets how the county will recover internal administrative costs associated with managing inspection billing and contract oversight.
What happens next: Snyder & Associates will execute agreed inspection tasks; county staff will invoice developers for inspection costs plus the 10% administrative charge and report on inspection outcomes as required.
