Holt County awards Redbird Bridge rehab bid near Atkinson

Holt County moved the Redbird Bridge Rehabilitation Project from bids to award on June 16, when the Board of Supervisors accepted the low bid at a public meeting. The county minutes show the bids were opened at 11:30 a.m. and that Garcia-Chicoine Enterprises won the contract.

For Atkinson-area readers, the important point is that this is a county bridge project, not a city street repair. It could affect rural travel once work begins, especially on county-road trips south and west of town, but the sources reviewed so far do not list a closure or traffic plan.

What Holt County approved

The June 16 minutes show Holt County opened bids for Redbird Bridge Rehabilitation Project No. C45(575) and read three offers. Garcia-Chicoine Enterprises submitted the low bid at $151,505, followed by JMN Construction at $190,532 and Nemaha Infrastructure at $222,648.20. Supervisors then voted to accept the low bid as submitted.

The June 16 agenda also listed an 11:30 a.m. bid opening for Redbird Bridge Rehabilitation Project No. C45(575), confirming the award happened through the county’s regular public meeting process.

When work can start

The legal notice said the contractor may begin on or after July 6, 2026 and will have 45 calendar days to complete the project. The required final completion date was Sept. 4, 2026. The notice described the work as bridge rehabilitation on a 650-foot steel deck girder bridge.

That means the project is now awarded, but construction is still waiting on the July start window.

Why it matters locally

Even without a posted traffic-control plan, bridge rehab matters in Holt County because it can change how people move across rural routes and county road networks. Drivers near Atkinson should watch for the next county update once the contractor schedules field work.

For now, the main takeaway is simple: Holt County has committed to the Redbird Bridge project and put it on a summer timeline.

Sources

• Holt County Board of Supervisors minutes (June 16, 2026)
• Summerland Advocate-Messenger legal notice: Holt County bid notice