Four bids were opened by the Starke County Commissioners Monday night for the next INDOT Community Crossings Matching Grant project.
The project involves the hot mix asphalt resurfacing project on County Road 50 S. from State Road 39 to the Knox City Limits. The county was awarded $731,580 in Community Crossings Matching Grant funding for the work.
Walsh and Kelly, Phend and Brown, Rieth-Riley, and E&B Paving all submitted bids ranging from $807,638 to $1,082,819 for the work.
Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler and a consultant reviewed the bids and found that Walsh and Kelly’s bid of $807,638 was the lowest conforming and responsible bid and he recommended that the commissioners approve that bid. The commissioners approved the bid with a unanimous vote.
In the next round of Community Crossings funding for projects, Ritzler plans to submit the resurfacing of County Road 250 N. from U.S. 35 to Range Road, Range Road from State Road 10 to Toto Road, and County Road 400 S. from just west of County Road 650 W. to U.S. 421.
