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Ravalli County awards two backcountry weed-control contracts to Alta Plant Management and Bitterroot Outfitters
Summary
After extended discussion of cost, chemical use and bidder experience, commissioners awarded the Johnson/Daley project to Alta Plant Management and the backcountry Salmon project to Bitterroot Outfitters.
The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners on April 22 awarded two weed-control contracts for county weed board projects after staff and the weed board reviewed multiple bids and discussed price versus experience.
The board voted to award the Johnson/Daley project to Alta Plant Management. County staff and the weed board recommended Alta because of the contractor’s prior work in the area and experience handling publicly visible and sometimes controversial spray operations; the board noted Alta’s price was competitive though not always the lowest. Commissioners said price and chemical costs both mattered in the decision.
The board also awarded a backcountry…
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