Bartholomew County has awarded an estimated $385,000 contract to Milestone Contractors for repaving rural roads.
The Bartholomew County commissioners recently approved a bid award and contract with the company as part of the county’s 2022 road overlay program.
Highway engineer Danny Hollander recommended Milestone, which was the low bidder with $385,496.95. The county received three other bids on the project.
County Attorney Grant Tucker said at a previous meeting that Dave O’Mara Contractors’ bid was about $395,000, All-Star Paving bid a little under $440,000 and Robertson Paving bid a little over $500,000.
“This is the second part of the Community Crossings grant to get to our maximum, which is $1 million,” said Commissioner Tony London. London was referring to the maximum amount each Indiana county may receive annually over two phases of the Community Crossings grant program, which requires a 50% match from the county.
Hollander said the work is funded from the 2021 grant. Actual road work cannot begin until the asphalt plants reopen in early spring.
According to Hollander, the overlay contract includes repaving seven sections of rural roads, which are as follows:
In Wayne Township:County Road 450S, from State Road 11 to County Road 50W
County Road 400S, from State Road 11 to the Columbus city limits at Road 50W
Deaver Road, from State Road 11 to 243-feet west of Bethel St
County Road 50W, from Deaver Road to the Columbus city limits
In Clifty Township:County Road 1050E, between county roads 100N and 200N
In Harrison Township:Baker Hollow Road, from County Road 675W to Wolf Drive
In Hawcreek Township:County Road 750N, from the Hope town limits to County Road 900E
The county will have additional roads to bid this spring, Hollander said.
