Board awards Oxley Road bridge steel materials contract to Odin Enterprises

The Blackhawk County Board approved a resolution awarding the contract for steel materials for project L‑3011 (Oxley Road Bridge) to Odin Enterprises of Wahoo, Nebraska, for $38,134.12. County engineering staff reported that Odin submitted the only bid and that the amount is above the engineer’s estimate ($31,970) but within available budget parameters supported by the local option sales tax fund.

County Engineer Cathy Nicholas explained that the county opened bids on Jan. 13 and recommended awarding to Odin Enterprises so work can proceed this year. Supervisors confirmed the source of funding for county bridge projects as local option sales tax. The board moved, seconded and approved the award and authorized the chair to sign the contract documents and receive the contractor’s bond and certificate of insurance.

No amendment to the award was proposed during the meeting; staff noted that they will place contractor bond and certificate on file per procurement practice.