AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF $4,950.00 FOR A SAUK COUNTY SNOWMOBILE BRIDGE

Sauk County annually participates in a grant program that is 100% funded by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for the acquisition, development, insurance and maintenance of public snowmobile trails. The WDNR awarded Sauk County a reimbursement grant in the amount of $106,500 to replace a snowmobile bridge located over Honey Creek, in the Town of Prairie du Sac.

The project was bid out using the WDNR bridge guidelines and criteria. Custom Manufacturing Inc., of Clinton, Wisconsin, was the sole most responsible, responsive bidder, with a bid total of $86,500.

Standard practice while constructing a snowmobile bridge commonly includes adding a sacrificial second deck layer, to protect the bridge’s primary support decking from accelerated wear. During construction of the bridge, it was noticed that the bridge did not include a sacrificial second deck layer. Custom Manufacturing Inc. provided a quote to complete the additional work of adding the second layer, which totaled $4,950.

The Parks and Recreation Manager determined that there was great value in the addition of the sacrificial second deck layer, knowing that the project would still be under budget and if Parks and Recreation staff were to complete the work at a later date, the cost to add the second layer would be Sauk County’s financial responsibility.

Due to time constraints during the construction phase, the decision was made to include the sacrificial second deck layer. The additional expenditure of $4,950 is 100% funded by the grant.