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Community Development Director Eric Furnace presented change order No. 8 with Renaissance Roofing for $9,265.03. Furnace said the work consolidated gutter‑framing and decking repairs discovered as the contractor exposed areas while replacing roof sections and that the cost used labor rates already established in the contract.

“This will be the final change order, and this pulls together a bunch of gutter framing and decking repairs that they were having to do … as they went,” Furnace said.

Furnace told the board the project began with a contract just under $2.8 million and that cumulative change orders totaled about $87,000 — roughly a 3 to 3.5 percent increase over the original price. He said the project took about 11 months instead of the originally projected seven to eight months and praised crews for completing work and removing scaffolding.

The board moved and seconded approval of the change order and approved it by voice vote.

Furnace also reported follow‑on work: county crews will complete landscaping and temporary sidewalk and parking‑lot repairs where panels or equipment had caused ruts or crushed sidewalk panels; he said contractors will cold‑patch sidewalk depressions to make pedestrian areas safe before heavy holiday use.

Furnace recommended using remaining contingency funds from the courthouse budget to proceed with planned Fourth Street and Walnut Street concrete replacement projects and to address some jail HVAC repairs. The board did not make any additional appropriation at the meeting; Furnace said he will return with bid documents for the concrete projects.

The change‑order approval formally closes the roofing contract and allows the county to finalize punch‑list items and move crews into landscaping and ancillary repairs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 23rd, 2025 Muscatine County Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Board approved change order No. 8 with Renaissance Roofing for $9,265.03, closing out the courthouse slate roof project; total change orders ran to about $87,000 on an original contract just under $2.8 million.","taxTitle","taxId",52308,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6190217,"County receives multiple bids for Stewart Road pavement project; approves culvert contract",897,117000,1014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5052660-a50dc8ce2cacf3f9caf4a0dc169aadb9&start=117&end=1014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5052660-a50dc8ce2cacf3f9caf4a0dc169aadb9/thumbnail_117000.jpg","/articles/6190217/Muscatine-County/Iowa/County-receives-multiple-bids-for-Stewart-Road-pavement-project-approves-culvert-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190217-63e654ea09c5c556c7ae5beb62da4212/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964052&Signature=OMRW6Yp0r3jsfvL9HAWAgcFMXsqZ7NzxgZvMxsC2-uoyZCDv1~p-fTkNxb6oB8q792SDmN97HV2Yazl~WU76DoOI-KpVlKgI2gv9rpBBPN3j6VV-QnNCWbAmJivs1es47BQCrSF7OMxVTjDKimw2388vr-PRoRRzF6C01Ykpz-kWGumu2WAWE84JFN0bAd6LHbT7j50E7nfDU4OxUzyz0-e0oGVij0fiZzYcg3aaMMKpUt2GpRPWTsXcds9xmpGiA2EhtFCwlA8wamWMfpqY8clFt~7xjPHxtjHZ9Fk9Pb-3tpICNjQRGa4xCufAemDgZ1w4m-JJPpdF4pq7lDkn5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Muscatine County supervisors on Monday heard competitive bids for a PCC pavement reconstruction on Stewart Road (Project LFM…67X70) and approved a contract package for a box‑culvert replacement on 160th Street.

County engineering staff read the bids for the Stewart Road project; Brian (county engineering staff) reported the as‑read low bid was from Metro Pavers of Iowa City at $5,354,417.35. County staff said unit prices govern and that the board would not award the contract immediately; staff will complete a final review of bid documents and arithmetic before the board considers an award.

“It looks like for the as‑read low, we have Metro Pavers of Iowa City $5,354,417.35,” Brian said during the bid lettings.

Earlier in the meeting the board approved a contract, bond and certificate of insurance for Project LGO47370: a twin 12‑by‑6‑by‑75‑foot reinforced-concrete box culvert on 160th Street in the southwest quarter of Section 34, Township 78 North, Range [West of the Third Meridian]. County staff said the contract was awarded to Iowa Bridge & Culvert of Washington, Iowa; the contract amount recorded at the meeting was $396,937.

“This is a contract that was awarded a couple weeks ago with Iowa Bridge & Culvert of Washington, Iowa,” county staff said, recommending approval of the contract package. The board voted to approve the contract, bond and insurance certificate by voice vote.

In the bid‑letting sequence county staff read as‑read totals from multiple bidders, including Centennial Contractors of the Quad Cities, Jones Contracting Corp. of West Point, Brant Construction of Milan, Boomerang Corp. of Anamosa, Peterson Contractors Inc., and Hyer/Higher Construction of Muscatine. After the reading, staff reiterated that unit prices control and that final award requires a post‑reading review.

Supervisors also approved the claims docket for June 23, 2025, in the amount of $2,093,995 earlier in the meeting.

County engineering staff provided brief project updates in the meeting’s later business: the 120th Street bridge is complete and contractors were finishing earthwork; full‑depth reclamation work on North Tipton and Salisbury is under way with asphalt millings integrated into the base; and design work for F70 over Mosquito Creek is progressing toward a planned December 2025 Iowa DOT letting.

Board members were not asked to make final awards on the Stewart Road project during the meeting; staff said a final recommendation will return to the board after unit‑price verification and arithmetic checks.","Supervisors heard as‑read low bid of $5,354,417.35 from Metro Pavers for a Stewart Road PCC pavement project, will complete bid review before awarding; board approved contract, bond and insurance for a twin 12x6x75-foot RCB culvert on 160th Street at $396,937.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6190222,"Muscatine County OKs shelter contract changes, approves mental-health advocate agreement as region ends",349,1584000,1933000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5052660-a50dc8ce2cacf3f9caf4a0dc169aadb9&start=1584&end=1933","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5052660-a50dc8ce2cacf3f9caf4a0dc169aadb9/thumbnail_1584000.jpg","/articles/6190222/Muscatine-County/Iowa/Muscatine-County-OKs-shelter-contract-changes-approves-mental-health-advocate-agreement-as-region-ends","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190222-9d5cf4c3fc3bd843a0247b5dccee8bcc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964052&Signature=Kkhxgeg9YM5fFu-cXH02bZgSw~A2~dVcxw9iWeqs5Hc2rAZ00SN9rmkE3AoSHtlQ-75jlCJmj-WoPUGQJIIyJk9ML2-QVUr2~k0KIYVnhRQqQkgI09amlJKbhtBioxRP~ngUEa-xaPXtRdjqU~RXeQcNjFKjNY3EjBlWRP6QFFCajOT7N4E-4KgiXasyLl9FO1JQ1arfibr8GXH0nAFSsFa7URdtn2c799jOnX104s9ufgL7dXJ2CfPvfP~v5gH4EAivuRoOKQ2BG3Nd5i0npbjkbR8M-pSazsxvhN5wTXozwtnhdvMCCnHLGHZNQg-t3GZ0~ehnZd4eS4aLTyPe8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Muscatine County supervisors on Monday authorized the county’s community services director to execute a fiscal year 2025–26 contract with the Muscatine Center for Social Action (MCSA) for shelter services in an amount not to exceed $163,863 and approved a resolution to continue a mental-health advocate arrangement after the regional structure ends June 30.

The board’s action on both items came during a long discussion led by Community Services Director Jessica Bobst about changes to shelter payments and the state’s transition in how mental-health commitments and services are managed.

Bobst told the board the new MCSA contract would simplify payments to the shelter: the county will pay a $15 per-day rate for county residents and eliminate the previous tiered payment system and the county-funded case-management portion. The county will limit paid shelter days to 60 per lifetime for an individual county resident, down from the prior 90-day rolling calendar-year approach, with a director’s exemption for extraordinary events such as mass evacuations. Bobst said domestic-violence shelter stays would remain more lenient and that she did not propose applying a lifetime cap to domestic-violence placements.

“The proposal … is we pay $15 a day for 60 days for a lifetime,” Bobst said during the meeting.

Bobst described operational details the county and MCSA agreed to: applicants must return a shortened general-assistance application within five business days so county staff can verify residency, and residency for general assistance will remain a 30-day requirement under the county’s local rules. She said staff would verify residency using a driver’s license, utility bill or prior lease. She also said MCSA will perform initial verification for the domestic-violence shelter to limit exposure of sensitive information and that county auditors could review the shelter’s documentation if needed.

Board members pressed on practical effects: one supervisor asked how many shelter clients were non‑county residents; Bobst said roughly 10–15% of shelter entrants were from other counties. Another asked whether the change would reduce incentive payments that shelters pursue; Bobst said incentives were modest and the proposed contract should reduce administrative overhead for both the county and MCSA.

On the mental-health advocate item, Bobst recommended approval of Resolution 06232501 to continue a 28E agreement that preserves Greg Burnett in the role of mental‑health advocate after the current regional structure ends June 30. The board approved the resolution by roll call vote (Jeff: Aye; Danny: Aye; Scott: Aye; Kirk: Aye). Bobst said the county must retain an advocate under applicable code and that Greg Burnett has performed the role effectively.

Bobst and supervisors also discussed the broader transition in regional mental‑health services: starting July 1, some commitment billing will move to a new ASO/HHS billing system; a Disability Access Point (DAP) will handle front‑door intake across multiple counties; the certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) run by Robert Young Center will go live in July; and 988 will be used for certain crisis referrals. Bobst said the county’s co-responder program will continue and that some functions will change hands as the region ends.

The board moved and seconded the MCSA contract authorization; a voice vote followed and the motion passed.

The measures are administrative and programmatic: the board did not appropriate new funding beyond the contract authorization, and Bobst said the proposed payment approach should cost less than current outlays within the budgeted amount for the coming year. She recommended revisiting budgeting next year as new housing programs and the county’s permanent-supported 21-unit project come online.

Supervisors gave the county director discretion to grant exceptions in unusual circumstances and asked staff to ensure shelter and domestic-violence placements remain accessible while reducing administrative burden.

The board also received updates about commitments transferring to Robert Young Center and about the DAP and ASO transitions, and Jessica Bobst told supervisors the county had no deficiencies in a recent Social Security audit.

The board’s action preserves the county’s immediate shelter capacity while changing verification and payment rules the county says will reduce administrative work and align payments with expected usage going forward.","The Board authorized Community Services to sign a $163,863 shelter contract with Muscatine Center for Social Action with new payment and residency rules and approved a 28E to continue mental-health advocacy after the regional structure ends June 30.","actionData","errors"]

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