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Nobles County reappoints highway engineer, creates assistant role and awards Safe Routes bid
Summary
The Board appointed Aaron Holmbeck to a four-year term as County Highway Engineer under Minn. Stat. 163.07, approved a new Assistant Highway Maintenance Superintendent position (pay grade 14, 332 job points), and awarded Contract 26005 for Adrian Safe Routes to Hulstein Excavating.
The Nobles County Board on May 5 appointed Aaron Holmbeck to a four-year term as County Highway Engineer under Minnesota Statute 163.07. Holmbeck requested a routine salary progression to be reviewed within 60 days; the Board approved the appointment by recorded motion.
Separately, the Board approved creation of an Assistant Highway Maintenance Superintendent position to cover highway maintenance, engineering and county ditch responsibilities. The job was evaluated at 332 job points, placed in pay grade 14 and classified as non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, with 2026 funding allocated from the county ditch and highway funds.
On contracting, the Board reviewed five bids for Contract 26005 — the 2026 Adrian Safe Routes to School Project. The packet reports bids ranging from $319,020.00 to $412,691.90 and notes the low bid was 3.2% below the engineer’s estimate of $329,635.00. The Board awarded the contract to Hulstein Excavating Inc.; the award line in the minutes records the bid amount as $319,050.00 (the packet lists a low bid of $319,020.00; see clarifying details).
