(KNZA)--Bids were opened at Monday’s Brown County Commission meeting for the replacement of a flood-damaged bridge in the southern portion of the county.
Three bids were received for the replacement of a 35-foot bridge on Kingfisher Road, south of K-20.
All three were under the engineer’s estimate of nearly $217,000.
Reese Construction, of Salina, was the apparent low bidder at just over $139,000, with a start date of April 1 of next year.
Commission Chairman Keith Olsen said the project needs to be done before fall harvest and suggested that a tube be installed instead.
A motion by Olsen to reject the bids died due to the lack of a second.
An engineer with BG Consultants will return with a cost estimate for replacing the bridge with a tube and the commission will revisit the bids at that time.
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