HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 13 Hwy MinutesHIGHWAY COMMITTEE MEETING
March 13, 2014
The regular monthly meeting of the Grant County Highway Committee was held on
Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Highway Office in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Chairman
John Patcle called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M..
Members present besides the Chairman were Donald Splinter, Mark Stead, Grant
Loy, Vern Lewison, and Highway Commissioner David Lambert. Also present was County
Board Chairman Larry Wolf, Jon Knautz, Larry Kirschbaum, Mike Bartels, Bill Spencer.
Joining the Committee for the bid/quote opening portion of the meeting were Ken
Schakelman from Meigs Paving Asphalts & Emulsions, Bob Riutta from Flint Hills
Resources, Jim McDonald from Martin Equipment, Wes Ensrud and Terry Stampfl from
Fabco, Ray Francois from Badger Truck Center, Jeff Lutes from Truck Country, Sam
Landes from JX Peterbilt, Jeff Smith and Jay Jones from Burke Truck & Equipment,
Mark Hermanson from Monroe Truck & Equipment, Jerid Baranczyk from Iverson Construction,
Cody Churchill from The Kraemer Company, and Grant County Highway Engineer Travis
Kramer.
Notice of the meeting was sent to the newspaper and radio station and the
agenda was posted at the Administration Building and Highway Office.
Donald Splinter, seconded by Grant Loy, moved to approve moving the open
quotes for Hot Mix down the agenda and then approving the remaining agenda as
printed. Motion carried.
Vern Lewison, seconded by Donald Splinter, moved to approve the minutes of the
February 13, 2014 meeting as printed. Motion carried.
Mark Stead, seconded by Grant Loy, moved to pay Vouchers #5 thru #118.
Motion carried.
For the first month of 2014, Grant County is over budget by $198,897.66 for
the maintenance work that we provide on the State Highway System. Of the total
of $388,945.00 that was billed to the WisDOT for January, $370,093.00 was for
winter maintenance.
Travis opened the metal culvert bids. The bids were as follows:
Leibfried (Tennyson Implement) $56,378.80
Contech Construction $57,415.40
Metal Culverts, Inc. $54,249.00
Mark Stead, seconded by Donald Splinter, moved to accept the low bid of
$54,249.00 from Metal Culverts, Inc. for the purchase of metal culverts for 2014.
Motion carried.
Travis opened the oil quotes. The quotes were as follows:
Meigs Asphalts & Emulsions
CRS-2 & HFRS-2 $2.20 per gallon
CRS-2P & HFRS-2P $2.60 per gallon
CRS-pd Fog Seal $1.99 per gallon
Flint Hills Resources
CRS-2 & HFRS-2 $2.196 per gallon
CRS-2P & HFRS-2P $2,596 per gallon
CSS-1H $2.296 per gallon
David and the Committee discussed the pros and cons of combining the Park
Commission with the Highway Department.
Vern Lewison, seconded by Donald Splinter, moved that the Park Commission
and Highway Committee be maintained separate as is now and work together in a
cooperative effort as has been done in the past. Motion carried.
Travis opened the Motor Grader bids. The bids were as follows:
Martin Equipment - Dubuque
John Deere 772GP $274,000.00 - 45,000.00 (trade) = $229,000.00 net price
Fabco - Madison
Caterpillar 12M2 $282,000.00 - 61,000.00 (trade) = $221,000.00 net price
Travis opened the bids
for two Tandem -axle
Patrol Truck Chassis:
Badger - Western Star
$101,325.00
each
Fabco - Cat
$126,775.00
each
Peterbilt
$ 98,219.00
each
Truck Country - Freightliner
$101,740.00
each Cummins $107,140.00 Detroit
- Western Star
$105,206.00
each Cummins $109,970.00 Detroit
Travis opened the snow
equipment bids:
Burke Truck & Equipment
tandem axle dump body
$49,965.00
each
pre -wet system
$ 4,791.20
each
electrical systems
$ 7;676:00
each
6" auger
$ 4,100.00
each
12' plow
$12,607.20
each
right side snow wing
$ 9,558.13
each
Monroe Truck Equipment
tandem axle dump body
pre -wet system
electrical systems
6" auger
12' plow
right side snow wing
$88,697.53 per truck
$55,513.00 each
$ 3,232.00 each
$ 3,590.00 each
$ 3,780.00 each
$ 8,320.00 each
$11,550.00 each
85,985.00 per truck
Travis opened the pulverization and asphalt bids:
WK Construction The Kraemer Company
Pulverize CTH "A" (CTH "D" - Iowa County Line) $17,262.70 $16,641.65
Pulverize CTH "C" (CTH "X" - USH 18) $13,525.45 $12,817.78
Iverson Construction Hot Mix Asphalt at $50.25 per ton from a Platteville or
Prairie du Chien Plant location.
The bids for Patrol Truck chassis, snow equipment, and motor graders will be
reviewed and compared to specifications with a recommendation made to the
Committee for action at a future meeting.
Mark Stead, seconded by Vern Lewison, moved to adjourn at 11:53 A.M. to
Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 9:00 A.M.. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark A. Stead, Secretary