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Board accepts VINCO bid to replace Bogus Lake and Honeymoon Mountain towers; MnDOT to cover $1.5M of $2M project
Summary
Cook County accepted a VINCO proposal to replace two aging radio towers (Bogus Lake and Honeymoon Mountain) in a nearly $2.0 million project, with MnDOT contributing about $1.5 million and the remainder funded from county tower capital reserves generated by tenant rents.
Radio communications staff recommended accepting VINCOInc.'s bid to replace two of the county's oldest towers at Bogus Lake and Honeymoon Mountain, citing structural standards and the towers' inability to pass current structural analysis and to host colocated tenants. The presenter summarized the ask as a roughly $2,000,000 project and said "MnDOT is gonna contribute 1.5 to that," with the county covering the remainder from tower capital funds.
Staff noted VINCO's history of using local workers and prior successful projects (AT&T tower at Gunflint Lake, Colville BDA). Commissioners asked about removal of existing shelters and cost breakdown; staff said removal was included in the $2.0M figure and that VINCO's itemized approach provided flexibility. The board voted to accept VINCO's proposal unanimously.
