Charles Mix County awards 2024 highway contracts, rejects chip/fog seal bids
March 28, 2024 | Charles Mix County, South Dakota
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The Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners on March 28 approved a suite of contracts for the county’s 2024 highway work, including award of the bridge‑repair contract to Hollaway Bridge and Culvert, Inc., and acceptance of countywide asphalt, gravel‑crushing and road‑machinery service bids. Commissioners voted to reject all chip seal/fog seal bids and instructed staff to rebid those projects.
The action came after Highway Superintendent Doug Cimpl reviewed the department’s recent Bridge Improvement Grant denial, a Geddes shop update and county‑owned‑lot considerations. Commissioner Keith Mushitz opened sealed bids for bridge repairs; the board accepted Hollaway Bridge and Culvert’s submitted package by motion of Mushitz and second by Vice Chairman Colin Soukup. The county accepted Spencer Quarries Inc./Commercial Asphalt for asphalt patching (motion by Soukup, second by Stotz) and accepted Morris, Inc. for gravel crushing (Soukup moved; Mushitz seconded; Commissioner Nick Stotz abstained). The board also accepted all submitted road‑machinery service bids from multiple contractors for use during 2024 (motion by Soukup; second by Stotz).
Bids and sample prices recorded in the meeting packet included Hollaway’s hourly equipment and labor rates for bridge work; Spencer Quarries’ asphalt prices ranging from $70 to $130 per ton depending on loading location; and gravel crushing bids with Morris, Inc. at $4.45/ton and Opperman, Inc. at $4.84/ton. The commission specifically noted the need to rebid the chip/fog seal work after opening Topkote, Inc.’s bid and other submissions; Commissioners Stotz and Soukup moved to reject all bids for the chip/fog seal projects and rebid them.
The board did not identify any other limiting conditions in the motions; where votes were announced the minutes record “all in favor, motion carried.” The gravel‑crushing award recorded an abstention by Commissioner Stotz while Commissioners Soukup and Mushitz voted to approve the Morris, Inc. bid.
Next steps identified in the meeting included administrative processing of the accepted contracts and rebidding of the chip/fog seal work. The county’s finance report for the meeting listed fund totals that include a County Road & Bridge fund expenditure of $32,955.60 for the period covered by the council report.
The action came after Highway Superintendent Doug Cimpl reviewed the department’s recent Bridge Improvement Grant denial, a Geddes shop update and county‑owned‑lot considerations. Commissioner Keith Mushitz opened sealed bids for bridge repairs; the board accepted Hollaway Bridge and Culvert’s submitted package by motion of Mushitz and second by Vice Chairman Colin Soukup. The county accepted Spencer Quarries Inc./Commercial Asphalt for asphalt patching (motion by Soukup, second by Stotz) and accepted Morris, Inc. for gravel crushing (Soukup moved; Mushitz seconded; Commissioner Nick Stotz abstained). The board also accepted all submitted road‑machinery service bids from multiple contractors for use during 2024 (motion by Soukup; second by Stotz).
Bids and sample prices recorded in the meeting packet included Hollaway’s hourly equipment and labor rates for bridge work; Spencer Quarries’ asphalt prices ranging from $70 to $130 per ton depending on loading location; and gravel crushing bids with Morris, Inc. at $4.45/ton and Opperman, Inc. at $4.84/ton. The commission specifically noted the need to rebid the chip/fog seal work after opening Topkote, Inc.’s bid and other submissions; Commissioners Stotz and Soukup moved to reject all bids for the chip/fog seal projects and rebid them.
The board did not identify any other limiting conditions in the motions; where votes were announced the minutes record “all in favor, motion carried.” The gravel‑crushing award recorded an abstention by Commissioner Stotz while Commissioners Soukup and Mushitz voted to approve the Morris, Inc. bid.
Next steps identified in the meeting included administrative processing of the accepted contracts and rebidding of the chip/fog seal work. The county’s finance report for the meeting listed fund totals that include a County Road & Bridge fund expenditure of $32,955.60 for the period covered by the council report.
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