Board of Supervisors opens bids for bridge project, LP gas during regular meeting

by Bob Beach

During its regular meeting Monday, August 20, the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met with County Engineer Brian Ridenour for the opening of bids for a bridge deck replacement on Mineral Creek Drive and for LP gas for several county departments.
Brennan Construction of Lansing submitted the low bid of $97,414.00 for the bridge deck replacement on Mineral Creek Drive. Ridenour said that the bid was very close to his own estimate of $95,846.10. Also bidding on the project were Iowa Bridge and Culvert of Washington ($114,488.80) and K Construction of Elkader ($133,979.46). Ridenour said he would review the bids and make a recommendation to the Board next week.
Fauser Energy Resources of Elgin submitted the low bid of $1.079 per gallon for 16,200 gallons of LP gas for the Secondary Roads, Conservation and Solid Waste departments. Also bidding were Postville Farmers Coop ($1.12 per gallon), Waukon Feed Ranch ($1.12 per gallon), Welch Inc. ($1.15 per gallon) and AgVantage FS ($1.229 per gallon). The Board voted to accept the low bid from Fauser.
Under personnel matters, the Board voted to approve hiring Wayne Stone as a Solid Waste employee to work five hours Saturday mornings at $11.00 per hour. The Board also accepted the resignation of Cynthia Reinke from her position as a dispatcher for the Sheriff’s Department and approved hiring Reed Kious as a Sheriff’s Department Deputy starting October 1.
In other business, the Board approved a partial property tax abatement for Mary Schulte of Waukon, whose property lines were corrected after a recent survey showed that the front property line was in the center of the street, rather than at the curb; the portion of the lot that is now in the street is not subject to property tax. The Board also approved a non-discrimination agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation.