By David Fenker
david@nmpaper.com
The bridge carrying County Road 75 East over Burr Creek will cost the county at least $323,000 to replace.
The county commissioners opened bids from three companies for the bridge replacement project at their Monday, May 22, meeting.
La Porte Construction, of La Porte, Ind., bid highest at $398,849.50.
Columbia City’s R. L. McCoy bid at $347,250.06.
The lowest received bid was from Primco in Fort Wayne, who bid at $323,144.28.
“Thank you for the bids gentlemen. They were all real competitive,” Chairman Scott Givens said, addressing the company representatives who attended the meeting.
The commissioners took the bids under advisement.
Additional news from the commissioners meeting included the weekly jail report from Sheriff Bob Land.
Land said that, as of May 22, there are 86 inmates in the Wabash County Jail, with an additional 58 being held in Miami County, five in Elkhart County and six in Wells County.
He added that there were 23 transfers and 27 new book-ins last week.