4. Road/overweight vehicle variance

1~ B~, 11ee. (I W.B. DIEDERICH. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD PAUL W. DIEDERICH, PRESIDENT gCltcr<<1 Colttr<<dorl PHONE 701/282.4977 FAX 701/281.1409 RE~I~~406 FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58107-0406 Mr. Darrell Vanyo, Chairman Cass County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 2806 Fargo, ND 58108-2806 OCT 2 8 2005 October 27, 2005 CASS COUNTY COMMr' Reference: 9.90 Over Dimension Vehicle Regulations Section 2-13 Permit fees as per the overweight fee schedule Dear Mr. Vanyo: Industrial Builders, Inc. has been located at the intersection of County Roads 10 & 17 since 1974. We are general contractors performing work in about 17 states, with the majority of our work concentrated in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. We have over 100 licensed motor vehicles, including 7 "heavy-haul" tractor trailer trucks. During the course of an average year, the heavy~haul units move our fleet of cranes, rotomills, excavators, dozers, loaders, and other large equipment to over 175 different job sites. As of today, we do not know the location or character of about 170 of those jobs we hope to construct next year. We are aware that the county's permitting system is in-place to protect the roads from excessive deterioration, and that it costs the taxpayers money when the roads need to be upgraded or repaired. For that reason, we support the permitting system, and have made every effort to fhHy comply. In May of this year Cass County enacted the above captioned regulations, which will greatly increase our costs to move equipment from our yard at Co. Rd. 10 & 17 to our jobsites around the country, putting us at competitive disadvantage. Prior to the enactment of the regulations, permits were required, but no fee was imposed for their issuance. I have met with Mr. Keith Berndt regarding the fee schedule associated with the overweight permits, and requested a limited variance from them as they apply to the Road Restriction Reduction in Weights for hauling units which Industrial Builders, Inc. has purchased a Seasonal Over Height, Over Width, or Over Length and Ovenveight Pt~mit. He indicated that we should request this in writing: Industrial Builders, Inc. requests that loads carried by a properly permitted Cass County Government Seasonal Over Height, Over Width, or Over Length and Overweight Permit issued as unrestricted be allowed to travel from our yard located at County Road 10 & 17 to the Interstate 29 ramp at Harwood without requiring the payment of additional fees or the issuance of any further permits during the period that Road Restriction Reduction in Weights are in effect. In other words, Seasonal Permits apply year-round for loads hauled on Co. Rd. 17 from our yard to 1-29 in Harwood. Sincerely, We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M1FNIH