HomeMy WebLinkAboutHighway Minutes Oct 8 2020HIGHWAY COMMITTEE MEETING
October 8, 2020
The Highway Committee of the Grant County Board of Supervisors met on Thursday,
October 8, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. in the South Room of the Grant County Youth and
Agriculture Building in Lancaster, Wisconsin. The meeting was also available via
Zoom.
Attending the meeting in person were Donald Splinter, John Patcle, Mark Stead,
Lester Jantzen, Highway Commissioner David Lambert, Mike Bartels, Shane Drinkwater,
Ben Meier, Jeff Lutes, Jeff Smith, Rick Nafzger, and Jason Hooks. Attending via
Zoom were Committee member Dwight Nelson and County Board Chairman Robert Keeney.
Notice of the meeting was sent to the media and the agenda was posted at the
Administration Building and Highway Office.
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by John Patcle, to approve the agenda as
printed. Motion carried.
Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Lester Jantzen, to approve the minutes of
the September 10, 2020 meeting as printed. Motion carried.
Motion by John Patcle, seconded by Mark Stead, to accept the September Highway
Accounts Payable Report as reviewed by the Committee. Motion carried.
Bid were opened for two single -axle
Truck Country, Shullsburg
Thompson Truck & Trailer, Dubuque
CSM Wisconsin Kenworth, Windsor
Patrol Trucks
2022
Western Star
$102,943.00
2022
Freightliner
$
93,775.00
2022
International
$
92,424.22
2021
Kenworth
$
99,900.00
2021
Kenworth
$
99,700.00
Bids were opened for
the snow equipment for each truck (Box, Wing, Plow,
Sander, and Controls):
Burke Truck Equipment, Madison
$87,834.00
with
pre -wet $92,934.00
Henderson Truck Equipment,
Monticello
$92,397.00
with
pre -wet $99,146.00
Monroe Truck Equipment, Monroe
$89,116.00
with
pre -wet $94,532.00
TriState Truck Equipment,
Dubuque
$84,380.00
with
pre -wet $90,630.00
Offers were opened on
a Quad -Axle
Heavy Haul Truck:
Truck Country, Shullsburg
2020 Western Star
$159,578.00
Thompson Truck & Trailer,
Dubuque
2021 International
$148,458.66 + w/t
2021 International
$152,384.66 + w/t
JX Peterbilt of Wisconsin,
DeForest
2021 Model 567 Peterbilt
$189,620.00
For the first eight months of 2020, Grant County is under the RMA budget by
$103,149.00 with $1,403,407.00 being spent on the State System in Grant County
County crews have been hauling winter chips & salt, ditching, repairing
shoulders and patching.
State crews have been working on the PBM Project - crack filling State Hwy 18
from Fennimore to Patch Grove.
Motion by Donald Splinter, seconded by Lester Jantzen, to recommend to the
full County Board the reappointment of David Lambert as Grant County Highway
Commissioner for another two year period. Current appointment ends 12/31/2020.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by John Patcle, to support and sign a letter
to Congress and the Surface Transportation Board, called the GoRail Letter, that
urges the Surface Transportation Board to preserve the regulatory balance created
by the Staggers Act 40 years ago. Motion carried.
Update on Patch Grove property - an attorney for John Rogers is reviewing
the appraisal and offer the County has made on the property._
Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Dwight Nelson, to adjourn at 11:26 A.M. to
a special meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. and then
to the next regular monthly, meeting' on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:00 A.M..
Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark A. Stead, Secretary