BID OPENING …Williams County Engineer Todd Roth and Ron Buda were present to open the two bids for the Bruce Drive Improvements. Present for that Commissioners meeting were Brian Davis and Lew Hilkert. (PHOTO BY REBECCA MILLER, STAFF)
By: Rebecca Miller
The regular session of the Williams County Commissioners on Monday, March 14, 2022 was rather short with the approval of some items, and a bid opening following a 40-minute recess. Items approved included:
-Resolution 81 Transfer Resolution on behalf of Coroner’s Office, Department of Aging, the OPWC Project Fund and Sanitary Engineer for Oak Meadows/Hallocks
-Resolution 82 Authorizing request on behalf of WC EMA – Contractor/Vendor/Service Provider Non-Revenue Transponder Request form
-Also Signed – Credit Card appropriation for engineer; travel request for Engineer’s office for Liam Phillips to take tile camera for repair to Best Equipment; Dog Warden Report for week of February 28-March 6, 2022; Travel requests for Apryl McClaine for EMA Northwest Sector Meeting and LEPC Exercise as well as for Michael Levy, Danielle Sliwinski, Amanda Goodnight and
Brandi Frisbie for 2022 APCO/NENA Joint Conference; travel request for Commissioners to visit Noble County Courthouse; proxy on behalf of Department of Aging; and Mortgage release for Roger Lashaway.
-Minutes for March 7, 2022 and payment of bills
With no other business at the time, they went into recess at 9:20 until 10:00 when they welcomed County Engineer Todd Roth and Ron Buda for bid opening for Project #2-2022 Bruce Drive Improvements.
Buda opened the packets for Bryan Excavating with a bid of $67,196.50 and for M&M Asphalt with a bid of $65,617.70.
Lew Hilkert, who was leading that portion of the meeting as Terry Rummel had to step out for a conference call, concluded the bid opening and explained that the Engineer’s office will review those bids and then post them and send a recommendation to the commissioners for final approval.
After another short recess the commissioners went into session to meet in Executive Session with Melissa Bodey and Mike Kurivial for matters required to be kept confidential.
The session lasted 43 minutes and they had No action taken, adjourning for the day at 11:03.
Rebecca can be reached at rebecca@thevillagereporter.com