Paulding County staff presented multiple procurement and bid items to the Board of Commissioners, including vehicle purchases under the state contract, a transfer station scale-house award, surplus declarations and an apparatus engine rebuild for the fire department.

Vehicles: Staff reported a request to purchase 2 Ford Expeditions, 6 Ford F-150s and 7 Ford Explorers from Hardy Family Ford under state contract pricing, with a cited price of $700,534.80. The vehicles are intended for the sheriff's office, the jail and fire department and funding would come from department funds identified in the FY26 budget.

Transfer station: Staff presented bids for the Paulding County transfer station scale-house project, located at 75 County Services Lane. Two bids were received; staff reported the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as Rayland Construction with a bid of $1,151,018 and recommended award. Staff said Croix (consulting engineer) and finance reviewed the bids.

Consent and classification: A consent agenda item listed surplus items (including eight from the sheriff’s department) and a proposed sheriff’s office job classification for a digital communications specialist. The transcript indicates these consent items were presented for board consideration.

Fire apparatus engine: Fire staff described a request to rebuild the engine of a spare aerial apparatus purchased used; staff reported the rebuild cost at about $65,000 and said a new truck would cost roughly $1.3 million and take three to four years to obtain. The chief said the rebuild provides necessary redundancy because the county currently has limited frontline aerial coverage.

Outcome: The transcript captures staff recommendations and the procurement details but does not show recorded motions, votes or final contract awards for these items. The transfer station bid was recommended to Rayland Construction; the vehicle purchase and engine rebuild were presented for approval, but the transcript does not record final board action.

Ending: Staff noted funding sources (department funds, general fund, fire tax) and cautioned about procurement timelines; final approval should be verified in the official minutes or subsequent meeting record.