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Board authorizes engineering work for Maggie Creek Road repair, caps task order at $25,000
Summary
The board authorized up to $25,000 in engineering task orders to produce an engineering estimate and surveying for Maggie Creek Road repairs; the capital project is budgeted at approximately $250,000 and further decisions depend on legal opinion about prevailing wage requirements.
The board approved initiating engineering and design work for the Maggie Creek Road repair project with a task‑order cap of $25,000 to produce surveying, drone evaluation and an engineering estimate. Ken said $250,000 has been budgeted for the capital project but noted the board had not previously budgeted engineering costs. The motion authorizes the chairman to issue task orders within the $25,000 cap so DCS (now engaged) or other engineers can begin work.
Mike Murphy of DCS recommended the task‑order approach and said firms typically bill hourly against a task order; Murphy estimated that design costs commonly run around 10% of construction, which aligns with the board’s expectation that a $25,000 cap would produce an initial estimate. Board members cautioned that if the work requires Nevada prevailing wage and a formal bid process, the scope and cost could increase significantly.
Why it matters: the authorization moves a budgeted capital project from planning into design and establishes an initial funding limit for engineering; prevailing wage requirements could substantially affect the schedule and final cost.
