Irving Township Culvert Bid Goes to Indiana Firm at $49,535.62

Montgomery County Board Roads & Bridges Committee Meeting | July 8, 2026

Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board Roads & Bridges Committee on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, voted to recommend awarding the low bid of $49,535.62 to JJ’s Concrete Construction of Montgomery, Indiana, for a precast concrete box culvert to be delivered to the county and installed by the Highway Department on East 17th Road in Irving Township.

Culvert Bid Key Points:

• Two bids were opened June 22; JJ’s Concrete Construction bid $49,535.62 and McCann Concrete Products of Dorsey, Illinois, bid $49,952.70 — a spread of $417.08.
• Motion by Dr. Patty Whitworth, second by Keith Hancock, to recommend awarding the low bid; all in favor, motion carried.
• The bid is for a single precast concrete box culvert, 11-foot span by 4-foot rise, delivered to the county; county Highway Department crews would install it.
• The bid tabulation’s engineer’s estimate column is blank, so the bids cannot be measured against what the county expected to pay.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Two companies wanted to sell Montgomery County one concrete box culvert. Their prices were $417.08 apart.

The Montgomery County Board Roads & Bridges Committee on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, voted to recommend awarding the low bid of $49,535.62 to JJ’s Concrete Construction of Montgomery, Indiana, for a 50/50 culvert replacement in Irving Township. Whitworth moved, Hancock seconded, and the motion carried with all in favor.

The committee reviewed two bids for a concrete box culvert to be delivered to the county and installed by the Highway Department on East 17th Road in Irving Township, according to the minutes. The arrangement matters to the price: the county is buying a product, not a job. The culvert arrives; county crews put it in.

What Was Bid

The bid tabulation in the committee’s handouts records an opening at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 22, 2026 — more than two weeks before the committee saw the results. The project is identified as MCHD Project 1283. Proposal guarantee terms are listed as none.

The item is a single line: one precast concrete box culvert, 11-foot span by 4-foot rise, quantity 1.00.

Two bidders appear. JJ’s Concrete Construction, LLC, of 9149 E 800 N, Montgomery, Indiana, bid $49,535.62 and is marked on the tabulation as apparent low bidder. McCann Concrete Products, Inc., of 8709 North State Route 159 in Dorsey, Illinois, bid $49,952.70. Each submitted a $1,000 cashier’s check dated June 18, 2026.

The column headed for the approved engineer’s estimate is blank. Nothing in the tabulation records what the county’s own engineer expected the culvert to cost, which means neither the committee nor the public has a figure to measure either bid against. County Engineer Cody Greenwood attended the meeting.

A Name That Moves

The road does not have a settled name in the county’s own paperwork. The minutes place the project on East 17th Road. The bid tabulation is headed “MCHD Project 1283 – N 17th Avenue.” The county’s prior records have carried East 17th Road.

The project number is constant across all of them, as is the culvert’s 11-by-4 dimension, and the committee’s motion ties the money to Irving Township. This newspaper has followed the minutes and the agenda item.

Not an Award

The committee’s vote is a recommendation. JJ’s Concrete Construction has no contract, and the county has ordered nothing, until the full County Board acts.