(KLZA)--Pawnee County  Commissioners met in special session Tuesday. 

The purpose of the meeting was to open bids for culverts for projects in the county. 

Jeff Wagner with Mainelli Wagner engineers recommended the Board award bids on the first culvert project to Contech Engineered Solutions of Lincoln in an amount of $106,322.  That was the low bid submitted.

The second project bid was awarded to Midwest Service and Sales of Schuyler  which submitted the low bid of $185,232.  The project costs will be split between Pawnee, Johnson and Nemaha  counties.  The Pawnee County share will be $32,219.

Following the awarding of the bids,  Commissioners conducted a public hearing on One – and – Six – Year Road Plan for Pawnee County.  

Highway Superintendent Chris Rauner provided details on the proposals.

No one from the public spoke during the public hearing and the plan was unanimously approved by the Board.