Pulaski County drainage board approves ditch-work contracts for Gooebine Build Bulldozing and Beaver Excavating

The Pulaski County Drainage Board voted to award ditch-maintenance contracts at a brief meeting, approving an arrangement that assigns most bulldozing work to Gooebine Build Bulldozing while the Stone Delts Ditch contract was assigned to Beaver Excavating.

Speaker 2 recommended the board "go ahead and award each ditch to the lowest bidder," noting one contract was for Beaver Excavating and the others were for deep-line bulldozing. Speaker 3 moved "to approve the bids with, all of them going to Gooebine build bulldozing except for Stone Delts Ditch, which is Beaver Excavating." Speaker 2 seconded the motion. The presiding member called for the vote, members responded "aye" and the board declared the motion approved.

The board did not record a roll-call vote with individual member names in the transcript; the motion was moved, seconded and approved during the meeting. After the vote, Speaker 2 said staff has letters to send to landowners and contractors and that "the process begins for that," indicating the next administrative steps. At the close of the meeting an attendee asked whether contracts need to be signed; the board confirmed they would need signatures and indicated the contractors will be given documents to sign.

The vote and the board's direction mean staff will proceed with formal notifications to affected landowners and the successful bidders, and contract paperwork will be prepared for signature. No ordinances, statutes or other legal authorities were cited during the discussion.