The Grundy County Commission opened bids for a bridge replacement project during a meeting held on Tuesday morning.
According to information provided by the Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray, five bids were opened for construction of a bridge on Southwest 80th Street. The project had been estimated to cost $492,806, but all of the bids came in higher. The low bid of $520,897.05, was submitted by Decker Services of Lathrop. Other bids included: Widel Incorporated of Blackwater, $522,562.62; Boone Construction Company of Columbia, $559,571.13; Brookfield Box and Bridge of Brookfield, $565,078.75; and MS Contracting of Brookfield, $613,401.72.
Project engineer Shannon Howe of Howe Company, which had provided the earlier estimate, was present for the opening of the bids and noted all submitting firms did supply a bid bond with their packets. Howe will review the bids this week and will come back with a recommendation at next week’s meeting. A total of 80 percent of the project cost will be paid for with state and federal funds while the remaining 20 percent will be paid for with county funds.
Several reports were give. The road and bridge crew indicated work is continuing on FEMA projects, with the bridge deck repair located on Southeast 98th Avenue completed. Repairs are under way to repair back wall erosion on a bridge located on Northeast Talc Lane and crews will be adding fill around a large culvert on Northwest 60th as a result of flooding incurred in 2019. That damage has been submitted to FEMA for funding approval.
Planning is under way for the 2020 countywide disaster preparedness drill, which will explore the response of local officials and agencies to a hazardous materials incident. Annual exercises are required by the Center for Medicaid Services for any entity that receives Medicaid funding.
Ambulance Director Steve Tracy reported information is being gathered to replace cardiac monitors for county ambulances. The existing monitors are at the end of their service life and will require replacement in the near future.
In other reports, commissioners learned from the Grundy County Health Department that the county has recorded its first COVID-19-related death. It was also noted Ray took part in a Next Generation 911 Grant Compliance Workshop. Items discussed included audit requirements, procurement policies and documentation required to complete the grant award and implementation of hardware and software systems.
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