Transportation Commission Conference Call Minutes
6/11/2009
6/11/09 Transportation Commission Conf Call Minutes
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CONFERENCE CALL MEETING
JUNE 11, 2009
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA
PRESENT: Sam Tidball, Member
Absent: Dick Gregerson, Member
Bob Benson, Member
Via Phone: Ralph Marquardt, Chairman
Jim Spies, Vice Chairman
Rod Fouberg, Member
Jerry Shoener, Member
Mike Trucano, Member
John Kranz, Member
OTHERS PRESENT: Kim Leiferman, AGC, Bob Mercer, AP,
DOT Staff: Darin Bergquist, Kevin Tveidt, Kellie Beck, Dean Van DeWiele, Bill Nevin, Julie Bolding, Mike Behm, Tim Bjorneberg, Bruce Lindholm, Paula Huizenga, Cathy Engel, and Amy Campbell
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Chairman Marquardt called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m.
Roll call was taken.
Motion by Shoener, seconded by Spies, to approve the May 28, 2009, Commission Meeting Minutes. Motion carried (all ayes).
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Dean VanDeWiele, Engineering Supervisor, Project Development, presented bids from the June 3, 2009 bid lettings.
June 3, 2009
Structure and Approach Grading (65' Prestressed Concrete Double Tee)
1 BRO 8058(16), Spink County
Hollaway Construction Co. Inc., Mitchell SD $248,105.00
County Road, 5 miles south and 7.9 miles west of Tulare over Turtle Creek
Structure and Approach Grading (65' Prestressed Concrete Double Tee)
2 BRO 8058(15), Spink County
Hollaway Construction Co. Inc., Mitchell SD $254,731.00
County Road, 9 miles west and 2.6 miles south of Tulare over Wolf Creek
Structure and Approach Grading (2 - 12' X 8' Cast In Place Box Culverts)
3 BRO 8068(08), Yankton County
Prairie Contracting, inc, Sioux Falls SD $175,493.39
County Road, 4 miles south and 3 miles east of Utica over Marne Creek
Bridge Deck Epoxy Chip Seals
4 P 0011(60), Brown, Edmunds, Faulk, Marshall County
RAM Construction Services of MI, Inc., Livonia MI $585,949.00
Various Locations in the Aberdeen Area
Bridge Deck Epoxy Chip Seals
5 P 0012(144), Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Roberts County
RAM Construction Services of MI, Inc., Livonia MI $405,949.00
Various Locations in the Watertown Area
Bridge Deck Overlays and Approach Slab Joint Replacement
6 IM 0905(87)154, Jackson, Lyman County
J. V. Bailey Co. Inc., Rapid City SD $217,541.00
I-90 WBL & EBL 7.5 miles east of US83 and I-90 WBL 1 mile
west of the US 183 Interchange
Item 7 will be brought before the SDDOT commission on June 25, 2009
Inslope Repair & Protection
7 P 0025(62)207, Marshall County
SD25 at Stink Lake north of Eden
Motion by Shoener, seconded by Kranz, to award projects 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 to the low bidder subject to approval of all required concurrences. Motion carried (all ayes).
Project 7 is going through the DBE process and DOT’s final recommendation regarding it will be at the June 25, 2009, meeting.
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Secretary Bergquist reported the Texas DOT has been given word by their Legislature to cease all operations September 1, 2010.
Secretary Bergquist reminded the Commissioners about the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor banquet June 22, 2009, in Pierre to induct former employee K.C. Wilson. We would like to see our Transportation Commissioners attend if possible. Please contact Amy Campbell for tickets.
Secretary Bergquist advised the Commissioners that Representative Russell has requested to be placed on the June 25, 2009, meeting agenda regarding interstate median mowing.
Secretary Bergquist reported the Legislative Summer Study Committee would liketo speak with some of the Commissioners during the initial meetings on June 23rd and 24th Commissioners Tidball and Marquardt volunteered to attend.
Secretary Bergquist discussed Stimulus Transportation Enhancement applications. South Dakota was awarded $183 million in stimulus transportation funds with $5.5 million or 3% to be used on transportation enhancement projects such as bike paths. The DOT received 49 applications for these funds. The DOT recommends approval of 15 projects to be placed on the 2009-2013 STIP utilizing $3.2 million of economic stimulus transportation enhancement funds.
Motion by Marquardt, seconded by Trucano, for projects 2 through 14 be added to the 2009-2013 STIP. Motion carried (all ayes).
Motion by Spies, seconded by Trucano, for project 1 to be added to the 2009-2013 STIP. Motion carried (6 ayes, Fouberg abstained).
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There being no further business, at the hour of 9:30 a.m. the conference call for the Transportation Commission adjourned.
Submitted by
Amy Campbell Approved by
Darin Bergquist
Secretary
The next scheduled meeting is June 25, 2009, at 9 a.m., in the DOT Commission Room.
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