County engineers call for Dike Road bids and present $141,465.47 change order for landfill leachate repairs

County Engineer Susan Eugenas told the Board of Commissioners the public-works department will call for bids on the Dike Road reconstruction project and reported a separate emergency change order for landfill leachate-line repairs.

Eugenas described the Dike Road project as running from Wayland to 0.64 miles north of Capels (total 2.27 miles). Work will pulverize existing asphalt, add rock and a cement-treated base, correct curves and widen to full 12-foot lanes. She said the County Road Administration Board will contribute $1,692,000 toward an engineer's estimate "just under 5 and a half million dollars," and that bids would open June 15.

Eugenas also presented a notice-of-intent resolution to establish a new county road to replace the end of Teutel Park Road; the process would direct the county engineer to write a public-good report and bring it back to the board, with a possible hearing on June 30 or July 7.

On the landfill project, Eugenas said an emergency contract with Advanced Excavating Services became larger than anticipated and that change order No. 1 totals $141,465.47 to cover additional time, labor and materials, including added cleanouts and specialized couplers. She said the work already completed by AES is covered by the change order and that future permanent access points (vaults or manholes) will be installed when weather allows.

Why it matters: the Dike Road project represents a multi-million-dollar infrastructure investment affecting county roads and traffic safety; the leachate-line repair is a required maintenance action to preserve landfill function and environmental controls.

What happens next: staff will publish the bid call, bring the road-establishment report and proposed resolution to a future meeting, and process the change order as contractor payment for work already completed.