Gerald approves $327,057.87 street‑improvement contract and $107,495.79 sealing program

The City of Gerald Board of Aldermen voted Aug. 8 to accept a $327,057.87 bid from N.B. West for street improvements and to authorize a separate $107,495.79 contract to seal 23 streets.

City Engineer Michael Albaugh told the board that Capital’s bid was higher and that N.B. West was the only bidder whose proposal included paving. Alderman Corey Novotney moved to accept the N.B. West bid; Alderman Cary Parker seconded and the board voted unanimously to approve the contract and to have Mayor Angela Koepke sign the notice to proceed.

City Administrator Nick Grube also presented a proposal from Corrective Asphalt Materials to apply CRF and Reclamite sealants to 23 streets. Grube said the work is scheduled for Oct. 1, 2024, and estimated the cost at $107,495.79. Alderman Rudy Via moved to authorize the mayor to sign that contract and the notice to proceed; Alderman Kyle Guerrant seconded and the motion carried on a unanimous vote.

Albaugh said N.B. West has the insurance and bonds the city requires. The board did not record additional bid details or alternative bidders beyond noting that Capital’s bid was higher and that N.B. West’s bid included paving. The transcript does not specify which streets will be repaved under the N.B. West contract beyond the engineer’s summary, but it does list 23 streets targeted for sealing under the Corrective Asphalt Materials contract.

The approvals consolidate both immediate pavement preservation (the sealing project) and a larger paving contract the city said is needed to address deteriorated streets. The city did not identify external funding sources for the paving contract in the minutes; funding appears to be from the city’s capital/streets budget (not specified in the record).