Commissioners open two bids for FY‑26 chip-seal projects; award deferred to January

Crawford County commissioners opened two bids Dec. 9 for fiscal‑year 2026 CCMG chip‑seal projects and deferred an award until their January meeting.

Speaker 5 presented the bids. One bid packet showed an installation total of $1,056,020.10 and a signed company name that the clerk could not definitively read in the packet. The other bidder, JH Rudolph & Company of Tell City, submitted a bid totaling $1,127,011.02 and included an apparent bid bond in the submitted pages.

The board did not take an award at the meeting; Speaker 1 said the county will review the bids and make an award at the regular meeting scheduled for Jan. 13.

What to expect next: county staff will verify bid documentation, bonds and signatures, and present a recommendation at the January meeting where commissioners will vote to award the contract.