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Cass County approves final payment and awards two highway contracts totaling about $3.33M
Summary
The board authorized final payment of $43,970 to DeChantal Excavating for CP 2026‑161 tree clearing and awarded Contract 64504 for $1,356,897.75 (Anderson Brothers) and Contract 61105 for $1,933,030.00 (Northern Paving), noting federal STBGP and PROTECT funds cover substantial portions of the work.
The Cass County Board adopted Resolution No. 20‑26 accepting completion of Contract No. 26161 (CP 2026‑161) and authorized final payment of $43,970.00 to DeChantal Excavating LLC for tree‑clearing work on County Road 161. County Engineer Darrick Anderson noted trees had to be removed before April 15 to protect bats.
Assistant County Engineer Josh Howe presented two contract awards. For Contract 64504 (culvert work and paving on CSAH 45 between Trunk Highway 371 and CSAH 5) the board accepted the low bid from Anderson Brothers Construction Company for $1,356,897.75. For Contract 61105 (culvert work, paving on CSAH 11 and a new box‑culvert bridge over Blackwater Creek), funding included $1,249,096 in federal STBGP funds (about 75% of the roadwork) and $264,000 in federal PROTECT funds (about 80% of the bridge cost); the board accepted the low bid from Northern Paving for $1,933,030.00.
All motions carried unanimously. The board recorded funding sources for the projects and confirmed the awards to the low bidders; no further discussion of scope or schedule was included in the minutes.
