County awards bridge replacement bid and approves County Highway 11 engineering agreement

The Livingston County Board approved two highway items presented by the highway committee: a contract award for a bridge replacement in Nebraska Township (500 East, south of 116) to Rever Construction and an engineering agreement to rebuild one mile of the old airport road (County Highway 11) and overlay a further 0.6 miles. The low bid for the bridge was awarded to Rever Construction after two close bids were opened, and board members authorized an engineering agreement with Hampton Lanzini and Renwick to handle design and oversight of the County Highway 11 work.

Committee members said the bids were competitive and that the engineering agreement follows standard practice for project delivery. The board approved both items with a roll-call vote; the motion to approve was made by Ritter and seconded, and recorded votes were in the affirmative.

Why it matters: Approving the bridge replacement and engineering agreement moves two road-improvement projects into the procurement and construction phases, impacting local travel and infrastructure maintenance.

The board did not amend project scopes or funding at the meeting; standard procurement and contracting steps will follow.