Weld County approves purchases of a Ford F-550 and Trail King trailer for public works

Weld County commissioners on a July 2025 meeting approved two Fleet Services purchases for Public Works: a replacement 2025 Ford F-550 and a 2025 Trail King TX trailer.

Rose Ezra of the Purchasing Department presented both procurement requests and said the purchases qualify for procurement exemptions under Weld County Code section 5-4-80, item 26, which allows purchases from current state, federal, GSA or other cooperative contracts. Ezra said the Ford F-550 purchase would use Colorado State cooperative pricing agreement number 193819; the staff presentation read the vehicle cost in the record as "67 and $510," and the transcript does not provide a clear, unambiguous dollar amount for the F-550. The board approved the vehicle purchase; the motion was moved by Commissioner Ross and seconded by Commissioner James.

For heavy equipment, Fleet Services recommended purchasing a 2025 Trail King TX 120 HDG trailer using an existing cooperative contract; the staff read the total cost as $204,136.80. The motion to approve the trailer purchase was moved by Commissioner James and seconded by Commissioner Mupp and approved by voice vote.

Both items were approved under the countys stated cooperative-contract exemptions and staff will finalize vendor paperwork and controller authorization. The board did not request further public hearings on these purchases during the session.