Under Contract:
ER-CO97(125)—58-97, Road slide repairs on D38 and D50. Letting date: April 19, 2016. Late
Start Date: July 25, 2016. Contractor: K and L Construction. Bid price: $199,613.00. This is the
final Emergency Relief/FHWA funded repair to our paved roads from flood damage experienced in
June 2014. This final project repairs 7 sites on D38 and 2 sites on D50. This is a federal aid funded
project with 80% federal - 20% farm to market fund dollars paying the cost of repair. The project is
complete.
L-B(D38)—73-97, Bridge replacement on 120
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Street between Emmett and Fayette Avenues.
Letting date: October 11, 2016. Late Start Date: April 15, 2016. Contractor: Dixon Construction.
Bid price: $397,114.00. The existing bridge has been closed pending replacement due to
deteriorating condition. This is a locally funded project paid from the secondary road fund. A
preconstruction meeting was held with the prime contractor on November 18
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. The contractor plans
to start work the week of November 21, 2016. His traffic control is set up and has replaced the
county barricades. Removal of the existing bridge was completed this week. Shaping of the bridge
opening is the next task, followed by pile driving. The project is scheduled to be completed in the
2017 construction season.
L-B(X14)—73-97, Bridge on 280
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Street north of Danbury. Letting date: April 5, 2016. Late Start
Date: August 1, 2016. Contractor: Graves Construction. Bid price: $490,806.48. The existing
bridge was load posted and in deteriorating condition. Last summer, one of the timber wings for the
bridge failed resulting in the bridge being closed to traffic. This is a locally funded project from the
$1.3 million special projects levy paying the cost of construction.
The contractor has moved on site and started work. The existing bridge has been removed
and channel shaping in the bridge opening has started. Pile driving was completed last week on the
east pier. The pile encasements have also been poured on the east pier. Pile driving will start this
week on the west pier. Pile driving on the abutments will follow and this work is expected to
continue for the next three to four weeks.
L-B(L212)—73-97, Bridge replacement on Story Avenue between 190
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and 200
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Streets. Letting
date: July 26, 2016. Late Start Date: September 26, 2016. Contractor: Dixon Construction. Bid
price: $238,096.50. The existing bridge is posted to a maximum 20 gross load and is in
deteriorating condition. This is a locally funded project paid from the secondary road fund. A box
culvert has been designed to replace the existing bridge and has been submitted for Corps of Engineer
approval and permitting. The project is scheduled to be completed in the 2017 construction season.
The board approved the contract at the August 16
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board meeting. A preconstruction meeting wasw
held with the contractor on November 18
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. He plans to move in yet this year and may complete the
box culvert construction this fall and winter. Road rebuilding will likely be completed in 2017,
unless favorable weather continues into January.
P-76 Box Culvert Extension, Culvert extension/bank repair on 255th Street near Hancock Avenue.
Letting date: September 20, 2016. Late Start Date: November 7, 2016. Apparent Low Bid:
Dixon Construction. Bid price: $107,799.00. Timber retaining walls supporting the road
embankment above a too short culvert have failed. The project will extend the culvert on both sides
of the road to support the embankment height. Project awarded by board and awaiting return of
contract. The contract has been approved by the Board.
The contractor moved in Monday, November 7
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and has started work on the project. The
floor has been poured at both the outlet and inlet of the box. Walls and the top slab were poured last
week on the inlet of the structure. The outlet walls and slab remain to be poured. It had been hoped
that this would be done this week, but will likely be next week due to rainy weather the next two
days. This project should be completed this fall as long if weather conditions remain favorable.