Sangamon County Board Road and Bridge Committee met July 31

Sangamon County Board Road and Bridge Committee met July 31
Joel Tjelmeland, Jr. (R) - Sangamon County Board Member - District 14 — Sangamon County
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Sangamon County Board Road and Bridge Committee met July 31

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: 

Tom Fraase Chairman David Mendenhall Member 

Brad Miller  V. Chair Jeff Thomas  Member 

Clyde Bunch Member Sam Cahnman Member 

Craig Hall Member 

Abe Forsyth Member 

Tom Rader Member 

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OR ACTING CHAIRMAN WILL NOTE ABSENCE OR EXCUSED ABSENCE OF NON-SIGNING MEMBERS AND BY THE CHAIRMAN’S SIGNATURE ATTEST TO THE PRESENCE OF THOSE MEMBERS SHOWN 

OTHERS PRESENT: 

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call/Sign In of Committee Members 

3. Approval of the minutes of the June 24, 2024 Road & Bridge Committee Meeting. 

4. Acceptance of Expenditure Report. 

5. Approval of Resolutions & Ordinances. 

a. Resolution approving the award of low bid for a structure replacement in Ball Township – Burnstine Road. 

b. Resolution approving a contract with Applied Research Associates of Champaign, IL for the evaluation 

of current seasonal posted roadways on the County Highway System. 

c. Resolution approving a purchase order in the amount of $39,000 from the County Highway Fund for the replacement of an expansion joint on Mechanicsburg Road Structure No. 084-3446 by Sangamo Construction.

6. Committee Approvals. 

a. Approval of a purchase order in the amount of $17,400 from the County Highway Fund for guardrail and end section repair on Mechanicsburg Road at Etherton Rd and Stephenson Ln by Clevenger Contractors, Inc. 

b. Pre-Travel Approval for County Engineer Brian Davis to attend the Fall Illinois Association of County Engineers Conference in East Peoria, Illinois.

7. Old Business 

8. New Business 

a. Projects update 

9. Public Comment 

10. Next County Board meeting date – Tuesday, August 13, 2024. 

11. Next Road & Bridge Committee meeting date – Wednesday, August 28, 2024. 

12. Adjournment. 

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