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The bid was awarded to CC Steel for over $1.5 million.

The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. March 21 in Willmar.

bshea@messengernews.net Construction of a new sanitary sewer line that will help to make further development of the northeast side of Fort Dodge possible was approved by the City Council Monday. The new line will extend north from the area of 32nd Street and 10th Avenue North. The council hired Rasch Construction, of Fort Dodge, to build the line at a cost of $388,460. Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote to award the contract. Other bidders for the job were Hurst & Sons, Waterloo, $472,071.50; Crow River Construction, New London, Minnesota, $479...

The City Council on Monday awarded contracts for that work, plus two other infrastructure jobs. South 21st Street between 14th and 15th avenues south will be rebuilt. Nearby, 15th Avenue South between Oleson Park Avenue and South 22nd Street will also be rebuilt. Castor Construction, of Fort Dodge, was awarded a $1,399,689.05 contract for the work. Councilman Jeff Halter, who lives along the section of South 21st Street to be rebuilt, abstained from the otherwise unanimous vote to award the contract. He did not give a reason for abstaining. Other bidders for the job were Rasch Construction, o...

bshea@messengernews.net Thousands of feet of new water mains will be installed in the northwest section of Fort Dodge beginning next year in a project intended to provide better water pressure and service to the area. The City Council on Monday hired Rasch Construction Inc., of Fort Dodge, to do the work at a cost of $1,970,666. That price is nearly $1 million less than the cost estimate for the project. “We’re getting super-aggressive bids on infrastructure projects,” City Manager David Fierke said. He said he believes contractors are offering good bids to increase their chances of get...