Board authorizes $34,500 for bid documents to solicit restroom renovation work

Members voted to authorize $34,500 to prepare design documents and bid specifications for restroom renovations, enabling the county to solicit competitive bids for both bare‑minimum and full‑renovation alternatives.

Trent Benedict, the Klingner engineer, told the board the $34,500 would cover design documents that allow the county to go out for public bidding. "It will cost $34,500 to get the design documents to put it out for bid which will be two or three weeks after they get the drawings back," Benedict said. He emphasized the board would not yet be committing to the higher construction estimate at the design stage.

Chair Jared Hawkinson asked for alternate bids that include both multiple full‑renovation approaches and a bare‑minimum option to restore basic restroom function. The roll call vote to authorize the design work passed 14–0; Vice‑Chair Brian Friedrich noted the county will not receive the first bill for the design work until March.