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Commission Minutes—March 3, 2014 4267 WHEREAS, The Cass County Board of Commissioners desires to prevent serious damage to County Highways; WHEREAS, 39-12-03 of the North Dakota Century Code authorizes local authorities to impose vehicle weight restrictions on County Highways; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cass County Board of Commissioners that spring load restrictions will be imposed upon Cass County Highways in the following manner: All County Highways to be posted in accordance with the Cass County 2014 Spring Load Restriction Map dated March 3, 2014. Spring load restrictions will be effective at 12:01 AM on or after March 10, 2014, as determined by the County Engineer. f. Contract approval - Red River Regional Dispatch Center (RRRDC)—amendment to joint powers agreement to purchase condominium space currently occupied by the center with the City of Fargo issuing the debt for the purchase in order to advance funding to the RRRDC and establish repayment to the City; - ASTECH Corporation—crack, clean and seal projects on various county highways; - J & J Striping—pavement marking installation on various county highways; - Morris Sealcoat, Inc.—seal coat projects on County Highways 5, 6, 10, 26 and 32. g. Approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $37,089.60 for grant funds awarded through the State of North Dakota Homeland Security Program to purchase a boat and related equipment for Valley Water Rescue from Ray's Sport and Marine. 6. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Contract approved with Minn-Dak Asphalt, Inc. for bituminous surfacing, overlay and grading projects Jason Benson, County Engineer, said the Highway Department consolidated several projects when bidding for bituminous surfacing and grading on County Highway 15, and bituminous overlay and grading on County Highways 11, 17, 20, 22, 31 and 81. The consolidation will help to reduce costs and improve quality management control because there will be one contractor serving as the single point of contact. Also, he said the projects are in close proximity to one another, which also helps to lower the cost. He said the engineer's estimate was $7,430,117.95. The low bidder was Minn-Dak Asphalt, Inc. for $6,756,819.25—approximately $700,000 below the estimate. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a contract with Minn-Dak Asphalt, Inc. in the amount of $6,756,819.25 for bituminous overlay, surfacing, grading and incidentals for the above projects. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.