The Williams County Board of County Commissioners on March 18 approved a series of annual public-works bids and awarded multiple road-construction contracts for the 2025 season, including gravel crushing and hauling, pulverization and several large road builds.

County engineers and staff presented tabulations of bids for county-owned pit crushing, gravel hauling tiers (5–20 miles), pulverization rates, townships managed by the county, culvert pricing and emergency equipment hourly rates. Commissioners approved the listed vendors and rates so they are available when work is needed.

The board then considered larger construction projects. For County Road 11A and 42, the board accepted the low responsive bid and awarded the job to Bronco Brothers; the motion passed on a roll call with all commissioners voting yes. For County Road 11 (five miles north to Highway 50 including two box culverts), the board awarded the project to Veil Construction after staff recommendation; the motion passed unanimously. County 17A (Red Mike Golf Course Road area) was awarded to Mailo Construction following staff recommendation and a roll-call approval.

The board also approved a countywide chip-seal contract after staff presented the engineer’s estimate and bidder tabulations, and it awarded pavement-marking striping to Traffic Safety Services after rejecting one bidder for missing an addendum.

Commissioners approved annual culvert pricing from the single bidder, True North Steel, and accepted a set of hourly emergency equipment rates from multiple contractors for use in emergencies or when county crews need to supplement capacity.

Why it matters: approving the bids and contracts establishes a roster of vendors and secures construction teams for planned and contingency roadwork across Williams County for 2025, enabling timely maintenance and capital projects.

Commission comment and context: board members noted unusually competitive pricing on some projects compared to engineer estimates and attributed part of the savings to lower statewide bidding activity on federal-aid highway projects. Staff said retaining multiple vendors for routine items allows the county flexibility to call contractors as needs arise.

Votes at a glance: the consent motions and each award were approved by roll call; motions were carried with all present commissioners voting yes in the recorded roll calls for these items.

The board moved on to other agenda items after completing the public-works approvals.