AUTHORIZING PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A SNOWMOBILE BRIDGE

Background: Sauk County annually participates in maintaining, acquiring, insuring or developing lands for public motorized trail use and these public motorized trails are eligible for snowmobile grant funds. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) administers a grant program that is 100% funded for the acquisition, development, insurance and maintenance of public snowmobile trails. Funding for the program comes from snowmobile registration fees, a portion of tax on gasoline and user fees.

In April of 2018, the Sauk County Parks Department applied for funding for a new snowmobile bridge to replace an existing bridge located over Honey Creek in the Town of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. In August of 2018, the WDNR awarded Sauk County a reimbursement grant in the amount of $106,500.00 for the bridge replacement. A permanent and perpetual easement agreement has been obtained with the landowner.

The Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Department held a public bid opening on September 10, 2019 and received 1 competitive sealed bid with two options. The most responsible, responsive bidder is Custom Manufacturing Inc. of Clinton, Wisconsin. The Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Department believes that it is in the best interest of Sauk County to enter into a contract, subject to a contract review by Sauk County Corporation Counsel, for a sum of $86,500.00 with Custom Manufacturing for the purchase and installation of a snowmobile bridge.