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Commissioners award Bushpit gravel crushing contract to sole bidder after negotiation
Summary
County awards Bushpit gravel crushing to LHC after negotiating reduced bentonite content and price; contract covers roughly 32,200 tons under a $500,000 budget and includes a mobilization fee.
Flathead County commissioners on March 4 approved an award for the Bushpit gravel crushing project to LHC after county staff negotiated a revised specification to meet the budget.
Dave Prunty, Road Department, told the board the county received a single bid at $18.95 per ton for 1-inch-minus crushed gravel with bentonite — a price driven up by sharp increases in bentonite costs. Prunty said he negotiated with the bidder to reduce the bentonite…
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