BY JEFF CHUDZINSKI
North Country This Week

CANTON — County legislators have approved a supplemental agreement with Barton and Loguidice D.P.C. for additional work on the Lazy River Road bridge in the Town of Russell that spans the Grasse River.

The additional agreement was passed during the finance committee meeting on Nov. 27.

Barton and Loguidice are currently providing consulting services for the project after legislators previously approved a resolution for the county to enter into an agreement with the firm earlier this year.

According to officials, the supplemental agreement is required for Barton and Loguidice to provide construction inspection services for the project.

The construction inspection fee will cost $381,500.

In a separate resolution, legislators approved another supplemental agreement with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. for construction inspection services for the County Route 35 bridge project that spans Trout Brook.

The project, which was awarded through the 2022 Bridge NY Project program, will require the firm’s services for construction inspection now, according to Highway Department Superintendent Don Chambers.

The contract for the inspection fee is not to exceed $358,000, per the terms of the agreement.

In separate action, legislators approved entering into a project with Barton and Loguidice for bidding, construction and inspection services for the Gouverneur Transfer Station Improvement Project.

With the resolution, legislators agreed to modify the 2024 budget for the Solid Waste Department.

Barton and Loguidice have prepared a supplemental proposal to provide bidding assistant, construction administration and general engineering services associated with the construction of the transfer station improvement project. The fee for that supplemental proposal is not to exceed $40,900, according to the resolution.

Budget modifications from the resolution include decreasing a retained earnings account of $440,900 and increasing the appropriated fund balance $440,900.

A subcontractors account will be increased $400,000 while an engineering design account was increased $40,900, according to the resolution.

Legislators also approved a resolution to sign a contract with Karol L. Houle-Marolf for cleaning services at the Department of Highways Lisbon outpost.

Houle-Marlof will clean the site, located at 554 County Route 28A in Lisbon, at a rate of $74.30 per week on a one-year contract beginning on the award date.

In a separate resolution, legislators approved entering into a one-year contract with Meola Enterprise for cleaning services at the department of highways outposts in Potsdam and Russell.

Under the contract, Meola Enterprise will be paid $70.50 per week for cleaning the Potsdam location and $57.50 per week for cleaning the Russell Outpost.

Legislators also signed an agreement with C&S Engineering Inc. for preliminary plans and cost estimates for potential upgrades to the center for maintenance and administration operations building.

The facilities, located on Park Street, are in need of review and future recommendations, according to the resolution.

New Highway Department outposts in Russell, Lisbon and Potsdam are nearing completion and projected to come in under budget, creating the opportunity to assess the Park St. facilities, officials say.

As part of the agreement, officials hope to determine if relocating the maintenance operations and administration function would be appropriate at this time.

The agreement for preliminary plans and cost estimates is not to exceed $12,500, per the agreement.

Each action will now go before the full board of legislators for final approval during the Dec. 4 meeting.