The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday morning in regular session.

One of the items on the agenda was a review of bids for the geothermal test loop work on the new law enforcement center. The board had two proposals, one from Thorpe Water Development of Ankeny for $8,900, and the other from A-One Geothermal of Earlham for $9,450. Jerry Purdy of Design Alliance said both companies are reputable and have done good work in the past. The Board ultimately decided to accept the low bid from Thorpe.

Purdy also gave an update on the progress of the center, saying it’s highly possible they could start construction earlier than anticipated. However, construction managers the Samuels Group would need to research the cost difference between working in the winter versus transporting prisoners. The Board also agreed to have a standing agenda item devoted to the law enforcement center’s progress for the foreseeable future.

Other topics discussed and approved included: an application for the Adopt-a-Roadway program from the Brad Harrison family; a 28E agreement between the state and county for driver’s license issuance; operating funds transfers for the roads department; and a resolution to appropriate the fiscal year amendment number two. They also discussed but took no action on cleaning services requests for proposals, though they will discuss bids at a later meeting.