Supervisors receive bids for bridge repair project

The Grundy County Board of Supervisors opened a pair of sealed bids from two local contractors for a bridge repair in a rural area of the county around 150th Street and J Avenue at Monday morning’s regular meeting.
           
PCI of Reinbeck submitted the low bid at $79,932.50, and Boulder Contracting of Grundy Center submitted a bid of $119,600 for the project, which County Engineer Gary Mauer had originally estimated at $124,400. The repairs will include replacing wood piling with steel, and the bridge has been closed since May 1.
           
A motion to table action and allow Mauer to review the bids passed 4-0 (Mark Schildroth was absent).
           
In fireworks related news, the board unanimously rejected a permit application for Stan Neff because it was outside of the legal dates that consumer fireworks are allowed (June 1 to July 8), and according to county auditor Rhonda Deters, the types of fireworks he wanted to shoot would likely constitute consumer and not display. The board also voted to set a hearing for August 14 on regulations regarding where consumer fireworks can be sold. 
 
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