LETTER OF INTENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN SAUK COUNTY AND WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING ROAD SALT STORAGE FACILITY

Pursuant to statutory authority under Wis. Stat. §§ 84.01(13), 84.07, 84.09, and 85.15, the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“Tenant” or “WisDOT”) and Sauk County (“Landlord”
or “County”) intend to enter a Lease Agreement providing for the planning, funding, construction,
accessing, and use of a road salt storage facility (“facility”). The basic terms of the Lease
Agreement the parties intend to execute may be described as follows:
1. The facility will be located in Reedsburg, Wisconsin near the intersection of Hwy 23 and
K Street. Construction of the facility is estimated to take place in CY 2023.
2. The facility will have a capacity allocation of approximately 9,000 tons. The facility will
be constructed on land owned by the County. WisDOT in partnership with Sauk County,
will own the facility. WisDOT will use 2000 tons of the capacity allocation, and the County
will use the balance.
3. WisDOT and Sauk County will fund the cost of building the facility as per Cost share
agreement. WisDOT and the County will repair and maintain the facility and share in
associated costs according to WisDOT’s Highway Maintenance Manual Section 02-20-35,
attached hereto as Exhibit A. The County will provide the land necessary on which the
facility will be constructed and pay for all utility costs of the facility during the life of the
Lease Agreement and any renewal. The County will obtain all necessary permits prior to
WisDOT commencing the bidding process for the construction of the facility. In addition,
the County has/will prepare the building site and complete all the asphalt paving inside and
around the shed as necessary.
This preliminary and non-exhaustive Letter of Intent is not binding on the parties. The Lease
Agreement the parties intend to execute will govern and more thoroughly describe the parties’
responsibilities and obligations.