JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Grimes construction firm awarded contract for Yoder Turnpike bridge work

By Paul D. Bowker
Posted 8/9/22

IOWA CITY

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a contractor’s bid of more than $340,000 for work to be done on a bridge located on Orval Yoder Turnpike SW, north of Frytown.

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JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Grimes construction firm awarded contract for Yoder Turnpike bridge work

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IOWA CITY

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a contractor’s bid of more than $340,000 for work to be done on a bridge located on Orval Yoder Turnpike SW, north of Frytown.

The 4-0 vote came at its August 4 formal session.

Cramer & Associates of Grimes was awarded the contract for a patching and overlay bridge project on Orval Yoder Turnpike SW where it passes over Old Mans Creek. The contract was approved for $344,972.

Work is expected to begin in late September.

The board also awarded a bridge construction project to Peterson Contractors of Reinbeck for $380,085. The work, set to begin in early September, will include a replacement of a bridge on Half Moon Avenue SW over Deer Creek near Tiffin.

The board approved a change order of $28,601 with Swanson Construction of Bettendorf as part of a massive renovation of the Johnson County Courthouse in Iowa  City.

The renovation project, which includes new courtroom space, is projected to run about $1.6 million.

Food and Farm Grants

A Johnson County Food and Farm Grant Program is expected to start up in the fall, and the board heard a progress report on the program at its August 3 work session from Ilsa DeWald, Local Foods Coordinator, and Cassidy Beamer, Local Foods intern.

The program was allocated $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds by the Board of Supervisors last November.

The goal of the program, according to DeWald and Beamer, is to increase the amount of locally produced food in the Johnson County area.

Applications for grants are scheduled to open in the fall, and will be open to food and farm businesses, nonprofits, and farmers or other individuals who produce, process or distribute food for consumption in Johnson County. The project is targeted for smaller businesses, or those with annual incomes under $1 million.

Funding is expected to be available by January or February, 2023.

Next meeting

The board will hold its next formal meeting at 5:30 p.m. August 11. The session, which is the board’s monthly evening meeting, will include a number of proposed rezonings and plat applications, paired with public hearings.

 

Johnson County, Board of Supervisors, Orval Yoder Turnpike, Grimes, Frytown, Cramer & Associates