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Transportation Commission

9/25/2008

Transportation Commission Sept 25, 2008
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Present: Ralph Marquardt, Chairman
Jim Spies, Vice Chairman
Jerry Shoener, Member
Sam Tidball, Member
Rod Fouberg, Member
Bob Benson, Member

Absent: Dick Gregerson, Member
Mike Trucano, Member
John Kranz, Member

Others in Attendance: John Rohlf, FHWA, Toby Crow, AGC,

DOT Staff: Kevin Tveidt, Bill Nevin, Joel Gengler, Paul Knofczynski, Scott Rabern, Ryan Johnson, Chris Kruger, and Amy Campbell.

Chairman Marquardt called the meeting to order at 8:58 a.m.

Motion by Tidball, seconded by Fouberg, to approve the August 28, 2008, Commission Meeting Minutes. Motion carried (all ayes).

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Chairman Marquardt invited the Commissioners and DOT Staff to attend the Discovery Bridge Dedication and Ribbon Cutting in Yankton on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Governor Rounds has been invited to speak as well as Nebraska’s Governor and our three SD Delegates. The event starts at 10 a.m.

Commissioner Benson announced that Commissioner Rodney Fouberg has been inducted into the SD Hall of Fame. Commissioner Benson said this is a big honor for Commissioner Fouberg and the Commission congratulated him.

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Bill Nevin, Legal Counsel, requested the Commission to set a hearing date to amend speed zone rules 70:01:02:01(2) in Minnehaha County, 70:01:02:60(1) in Tripp County, 70:01:02:60(7) in Tripp County, 70:01:02:60(8) in Tripp County, and 70:01:02:60(2) in Tripp County.

Motion by Tidball, seconded by Spies, to set a hearing date for October 23, 2008, to amend speed zone rules 70:01:02:01(2) in Minnehaha County, 70:01:02:60(1) in Tripp County, 70:01:02:60(7) in Tripp County, 70:01:02:60(8) in Tripp County, and 70:01:02:60(2) in Tripp County. Motion carried (all ayes).

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Scott Rabern, Assistant Construction Engineer, presented the following construction change order for the Aberdeen Region:

ABERDEEN REGION

Project: P 0030(03)358, Brookings County, PCN 00J6 $ (91,850.00)
Contractor: McLaughlin & Schulz, Inc.
Type of Work: Cold Milling Asphalt Concrete, Asphalt Concrete Resurfacing, Bridge Deck Epoxy Chip Seal, Flatten Slopes on Approaches, & Guardrail
Location: From old US 77 east to the Minnesota state line

Scott Rabern, Assistant Construction Engineer, presented the following construction change order for the Mitchell Region:

MITCHELL REGION

Project: IM 229-2(50)2, Minnehaha County, PCN 1231 $ 175,000.00
Contractor: Gilbert/Parsons, A Joint Venture
Type of Work: Interstate 229 Design Build
Location: Interstate 229

Project: P 0044(138)289, Gregory County, PCN 01FW $ 91,000.00
Contractor: Schweigert Construction Inc.
Type of Work: Slide Repair
Location: Slide repairs west of the Platte/Winner Bridge

Project: P 0046(36)366, Union County, PCN 00J5 $ (83,722.80)
Contractor: Duininck Bros. Inc.
Type of Work: Cold Milling Asphalt Concrete, Placing
Cold Milled Material, Asphalt Concrete Resurfacing, Box
Culvert Extension, and Minor Grading
Location: from east of Beresford to the Iowa sate line

Project: 3 2761A( ), Minnehaha County, PCN I0S4 $ (75,666.16)
Contractor: Concrete Materials
Type of Work: Furnish Ice Sand
Location: Sioux Falls Yard

Project: P 0011(43)55, Lincoln County, PCN 01HG $ 54,299.33
Contractor: Bituminous Paving Inc.
Type of Work: Asphalt Surface Treatment
Location: SD 11 from US 18 to Harrisburg Corner and
from Corson to Garretson

Project: P 0042(32)344, Minnehaha County, PCN 002Z $ (80,142.30)
Contractor: Myrl & Roy’s Paving Inc.
Type of Work: Cold Mill Asphalt Concrete and Asphalt
Concrete Resurfacing
Location: SD 42 from west of the south SD 19 junction to SD 17

Project: P 0019(29)43, Turner County, PCN 01HM $ 62,010.00
Contractor: Highway Improvement, Inc.
Type of Work: Asphalt Concrete Crack Sealing
Location: SD 19 from Parker to SD 44

Scott Rabern, Assistant Construction Engineer, presented the following construction change order for the Rapid City Region:

RAPID CITY REGION

Project: IM-PH 0901(61)49, Meade County, PCN 5586 $ 75,151.61
Contractor: Foothills Contracting, Inc.
Type of Work: Grading, Structures, Surfacing, Guardrail, Signals, Pavement Marking, & Permanent Signing
Location: I-90 exit 51 and SD 79 near Black Hawk

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Joel Gengler, Right of Way Program Manager, presented the following right-of-way items for Commission consideration:

1. Dispose of Excess Property – Yankton County
Request approval to dispose of the following property: Lot 3 and the West 12 feet
of Lot 4 except the North 95 feet thereof, Block 2, Todd’s Addition, City and
County of Yankton, South Dakota, less Lot H1. (Appraised value: $52,000.00).

The above property contains 5,219 sq. ft. and was purchased in 2004 for the Missouri River bridge project BRF 0081(45)0. Location is 100 Broadway Avenue in Yankton. A 1,788 sq. ft. three bedroom house in disrepair is included with the property. Yankton Area DOT advises the property is not needed for future department use. (See attached).

2. Dispose of Excess Property – Yankton County
Request approval to dispose of the following property: Lot D and Lot 4, Block 1,
Witherspoon’s and Todd’s Additions, City and County of Yankton, South Dakota.
(Appraised value: $78,800.00).

The above property contains 13,146 sq. ft. and was purchased in 2004 for the Missouri River bridge project BRF 0081(45)0. Location is 101 Broadway Avenue in Yankton. A two-story house in very poor shape is included with the property. Yankton Area DOT advises the property is not needed for future department use. (See attached).

3. Dispose of Excess Property – Yankton County
Request approval to dispose of the following property: Lots 5 and 6, Block 1,
Witherspoon’s and Todd’s Additions, City and County of Yankton, South Dakota.
(Appraised value: $79,000.00).

The above property contains 13,200 sq. ft. and was purchased in 2004 for the Missouri River bridge project BRF 0081(45)0. Location is 111 Broadway Avenue in Yankton. A small 1 1/2 story house in poor shape is included with the property. Yankton Area DOT advises the property is not needed for future department use. (See attached).

Motion by Shoener, seconded by Benson, to approve dispose of excess property in Yankton County. Motion carried (all ayes).

4. Land Trade – Stanley County
A block-out had to be moved on Parcel 1A, under Project NH 0083(09)118, PCN
6171. The original block-out was acquired as Lot H1. Lot H2 is the new block-
out location. The Department would like to swap locations for the necessary
block-out. (See attached).

Motion by Tidball, seconded by Spies, to approve land trade in Stanley County. Motion carried (all ayes).

5. Transfer – Minnehaha County
This resolution with transfer the following property to the City of Sioux Falls: County Auditor’s Lot H1 in the SW1/4 of 3-T101N-R49W; County Auditor’s Lot H2 in the SW1/4 of 3-T101N-R49W; County Auditor’s Lot H3 in the SW1/4 of 3-T101N-R49W; and, Lot H4 in the S1/2 S1/2 S1/2 of 3-T101N-R49W.

This area is where the City of Sioux Falls recently reconstructed Cliff Avenue and is no longer needed for highway purposes.

Motion by Fouberg, seconded by Spies, to approve transfer in Minnehaha County. Motion carried (all ayes).

Resolution Number 2008-09.01 was approved

6. Relinquish Section Line Right of Way – Minnehaha County
This resolution will relinquish the State’s interest in section line right of way along
the west line of the SW1/4 of 3-T101N-R49W, that adjoins County Auditor’s Lot
H1, County Auditor’s Lot H2 and County Auditor’s Lot H3 and section line right of
way along the south line of the SW1/4 of 3-T101N-R49W, that adjoins County
Auditor’s Lot H2 and Lot H4 in the S1/2 S1/2 S1/2 of Section 3.

This area is in conjunction with #5 on this agenda and is where the City of Sioux Falls recently reconstructed Cliff Avenue. This section line right of way is no longer needed for highway purposes.

Motion by Tidball, seconded by Fouberg, to approve relinquish section line right of way in Minnehaha County. Motion carried (all ayes).

Resolution Number 2008-09.02 was approved

7. Transfer – Pennington County
This resolution will transfer the following property to the City of Rapid City: Lot
H1 of the N1/2 NE1/4 of 32-T2N-R8E and Lot H1 of Tract F in the N1/2 NE1/4 of
32-T2N-R8E.

This section of the road is a portion of an overall swap agreement for Eglin Street and North Creek Drive. The goal is to help Rapid City do some preparation to reconstruct a short section of Eglin Street. (See attached).

Motion by Shoener, seconded by Spies, to approve transfer in Pennington County. Motion carried (all ayes).

Resolution Number 2008-09.03 was approved

8. Amended Condemnation – IM-PH 90-1(61)50, PCN 5586 and P-PH 0079(49)86, PCN 6951 - Meade County
I90 Exit 51 at Black Hawk and SD231, NBL and SBL, from Black Hawk Creek
Structure to I90
A. Parcels 2, A1 – Brothers III, LLC

Motion by Shoener, seconded by Benson, to approve amended condemnation in Meade County. Motion carried (all ayes).

Resolution Number 2008-09.04 was approved

9. Condemnation – P-PH 0034(97)406, PCN 6678 – Moody County
From 0.2 mile West of I29 to 1 mile West of SD13
A. Parcels 1, 3 – Paul B., Karen H. & Amy P. Van Buren
B. Parcel 10 - JoAnn Groos, etal
C. Parcels 28, 28A -Eugene and Bobbi Drong
D. Parcel 42 – First National Bank of Brookings and First Savings Bank
(Mortgage Release)
E. Parcel 50 – Farmers Home Administration (Mortgage Release)

Motion by Fouberg, seconded by Spies, to approve condemnation A, B, C, D, & E with the exception of 28A in item C in Moody County. Motion carried (all ayes).

Resolution Numbers 2008-09.05 through 2008-09.09 were approved

10. Condemnation – P 3017(08)52, PCN 6962 – Minnehaha County
From the beginning of the curves 1.0 miles south of 41st Street to SD42
A. Parcel 6 – Wells Fargo (Mortgage release)
B. Parcel 12 – Washington Mutual, Popular Financial Services assigned to
Mers, and Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation (Mortgage
releases)
C. Parcel 31 – Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo and Mortgage Express,
Inc. (Mortgage releases)
D. Parcel 36 – US Bank National Association of North Dakota (Mortgage
release)
E. Parcel 38 – Wells Fargo (Mortgage release)
F. Parcel 39 – Nationwide (Mortgage release)

Motion by Tidball, seconded by Fouberg, to approve condemnation in Minnehaha County. Motion carried (all ayes).

Resolution Numbers 2008-09.10 through 2008-09.15 were approved

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Paul Knofczynski, Bid Letting Engineer, presented bids from the September 17, 2008 bid letting.

September 17, 2008 Letting

Structure & Approach Grading (68' Prestressed Concrete Channel Bridge)
1 BRO 8017(04), Custer County
Heavy Constructors, Inc. Rapid City, SD $238,863.02
County Road 1 mile south of Custer over the Mickelson Trail

Structure & Approach Grading (2-11'x8' Cast in Place Box Culvert)
2 BRO 8019(06), Day County
Prairie Contracting, inc Sioux Falls, SD $236,433.15
County Road 1 mile east and 1.7 miles north of Pierpont

Structure & Approach Grading (85' Bulb Tee Bridge)
3 BRF 6599(03), Brown County
Industrial Builders, Inc. Fargo, ND $456,007.70
County Road, 25 miles south of Aberdeen on
County #10 over Foot Creek

Structure & Approach Grading (2-10'x10' Precast Box Culvert)
4 BRF 6283(02), Grant County
Riley Bros. Contruction, Inc. Morris, MN $211,467.30
County Road, 0.5 miles north of Twin Brooks
over the south fork of the Whetstone River

Structure & Approach Grading (3-12'x6' Cast in Place Box Culvert)
5 BRF 6242(07), Miner County
Prairie Contracting, inc Sioux Falls, SD $195,313.30
County Road 11.5 miles west of Canova
over a branch of Rock Creek

Grading and Curb & Gutter
6 SA 2115( ), Minnehaha County
Runge Enterprises, Inc. Sioux Falls, SD $284,487.63
North Drive, 0.1 miles south of the Big Sioux
River Diversion Channel in Sioux Falls

Cold Milling Asphalt Concrete, Asphalt Concrete Resurfacing, Roadway Shaping, Curb
& Gutter, Sidewalk, and Contractor Furnished Asphalt Concrete
7 NH 0212(110)28, 034-472, 073-472, 212-471,
NH 0079(65)129, Butte, Meade County
Border States Paving, Inc. Fargo, ND $2,708,242.28
US212 from Nisland to the East SD79 junction in Newell

Asphalt Concrete Joint Leveling
8 IM 0906(66)264, Brule County
Highway Improvements, Sioux Falls SD $80,863.36
I90, ramps at the Chamberlain Rest Area

County Signing
9 PH 8032(02), Harding County
J. V. Bailey Co. Inc. Rapid City, SD $316,296.00
Various County Roads in Harding County

Remove Structure
10 IM 0292(70)60, Lincoln County
Soukup Construction, Inc. Sioux Falls, SD $99,889.87
Interstate 29, 2 miles south of the Canton exit

Motion by Benson, seconded by Shoener, to award projects 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, & 10 to the low bidder subject to required concurrences. Motion carried (all ayes).

Motion by Tidball, seconded by Fouberg, to award project 3 to the low bidder subject to county concurrences. Motion carried (all ayes).

Motion by Shoener, seconded by Tidball, to award project 7 to the low bidder subject to required concurrences. Motion carried (all ayes).

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Motion by Spies, seconded by Shoener, for the Commission to go into Executive Session. The Commission took a short break and then went into Executive Session at 10:25 a.m. to discuss pending and potential litigation issues.

The Commission reconvened into Regular Session at 10:54 a.m.

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There being no further business, at the hour of 10:55 a.m. the Transportation Commission adjourned.

Submitted by


Amy Campbell Approved by


Darin Bergquist
Secretary

The next scheduled meeting is October 23, 2008, at 9 a.m., in the DOT Commission Room.





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