The Ellis County Commission held the weekly meeting on Tuesday this week and the commission voted to move forward with three big projects.
Representatives from Spangenberg Phillips Tice Architecture were on hand to give the commission a look at the final floor plans for the 718 Main building, the former Commerce Bank building and the commission voted to go ahead and send the project out for bids. They will begin taking bids on December 17th.
The commission also voted to amend the contract with the firm for an extra $10,200 for additional services. When the two parties entered into the agreement they didn’t know about lighting upgrades, HVAC modifications, additional electrical distribution to operate IT equipment during power outages and enhancements to the audio/visual system.
After dealing with architectural issues early on, the commission also approved taking bids for the EMS and Rural Fire building. The bidding process begins December 18th.
The commission also approved the $2.7 million dollar bid with APAC to begin construction on the East Highway 40 project. Crews will replace asphalt on 6.1 miles of Highway 40 from 280th Avenue to Victoria. According to Tom Bennett with BG Consultants APAC told them, this would be their first project of the year and he estimated it would take 60 days or less. Construction will begin in March, weather permitting.