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Commission Minutes—March 3, 2014 4268 7. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Contracts with Central Specialties, Inc. approved for drain tile installation and subgrade repair projects Mr. Benson discussed two projects which will enhance gravel roads in rural Cass County. The county received favorable bids, and he recommends the low bid be awarded to Central Specialties, Inc. for a drain tile installation project on County Highway 32 in Rush River Township, and subgrade repair project on County Highway 3 in Rich Township. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a contract with Central Specialties, Inc. in the amount of $403,649.12 for drain tile installation on County Highway 32; and authorize the chairman to sign a contract with Central Specialties, Inc. in the amount of $974,435.80 for a subgrade repair project on County Highway 3 from County Highway 26 to County Highway 4. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Cost participation/maintenance agreement approved for State Highway 18 and County Road 10 project Mr. Benson discussed a safety project in the northwest corner of Casselton at the intersection of State Highway 18 and County Road 10. The North Dakota Department of Transportation has been working with the City of Casselton and Cass County during project development, and the state will pay 100% toward project costs. The city and county will be responsible for maintenance of the road. The project will create turn lanes and will provide safer intersection movement for trucks, buses and other vehicles that use the road on a regular basis. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a cost participation and maintenance agreement with the North Dakota Department of Transportation and City of Casselton for maintenance costs associated with a safety project on the north side of Casselton at the intersection of North Dakota Highway 18 and Cass County Road 10. Motion carried. 9. FLOOD DIVERSION, Report on trip to Washington, D.C. Mr. Vanyo and Mr. Berndt traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to discuss the diversion project with numerous state and national officials. Meetings were held with Congressional delegates from North Dakota and Minnesota, and staff from the Congressional Majority and Minority leaders' offices, Office of Management and Budget, Assistant Secretary of the Army, and Corps of Engineers. Mr. Vanyo reviewed the major topics of discussion as follows: the time frame and anticipated passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which he heard could be decided as soon as the end of March or as late as the fall of 2014; funding availability through the President's budget or Corps of Engineers appropriations; possible review of the project benefit cost ratio (BCR) since the figures are from three years ago and do not take into account any new economic growth; use of correct data regarding loss of life issues because the figures used do not consider unexpected catastrophic events that may occur in the area; and if the project is approved, consideration of different financing options to ensure the flow of funding continues once construction begins.