Meeker County Board opened six bids Tuesday for the Dassel bike trail project, which is scheduled to be completed this summer.

The trail will connect the city of Dassel with Spring Lake County Park, running a distance of about one-half mile.

Low bid submitted was from Mid-Minnesota Hot Mix of Annandale at a figure of $107,016. Second lowest bid was from Landwehr Construction of St. Cloud at $115,268.

Engineer’s estimate for the project was $117,000. County Highway Engineer Ron Mortensen will evaluate the bids for awarding at Tuesday’s County Board meeting.

Commissioners also received an update on construction of the Lake Koronis Recreational Bike Trail.
Four entities — city of Paynesville, Paynesville Township, Stearns and Meeker counties — each pledged $80,000 to the project, and phases 4 and 5 of the overall project began April 15.

These two phases involve construction from Paynesville High School to the Glacial Lakes Trail and from Baywater to Birch Beach.

Meeker County is providing inspection services for this construction phase.