(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson county board of supervisors Tuesday received some good news in that two bids for road projects came in much lower than expected.
For instance, 790-thousand dollars was budgeted for the replacement of a bridge on 210th Street west of Milford in the “spooky hollow” area. The actual bid came in just under 585-thousand dollars. The general contract will be Christiansen Brothers Construction of Estherville. Work is to get underway later this fall or early this winter.
The project includes a substantial amount of earthwork. County Engineer Dan Eckert says it includes cutting down a hill and raising both ends of the bridge. He says the project should be completed around mid-May, 2010.
Another bid, this one for a pavement replacement on a bridge on County Road A-48 southeast of Terril, also came in lower than expected. That bid came in at just under 54-thousand dollars. Tri-State paving of Estherville in the general contractor on that project.
Also Tuesday, the supervisors voted four-to-one to sign agreements with the Dickinson County Taspayers Association and ISU Research to conduct a study into shared services. The association is picking up the 17,528 dollar cost of the project.
Supervisor Chairman David Gottsche cast the lone no vote.
