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Page County board awards fuel contract to Agriland after billing, invoicing concerns
Summary
After describing repeated billing and invoicing delays with the incumbent supplier, Page County engineers recommended switching to Agriland; the board voted to accept Agriland's bid for the coming fiscal year.
Page County Engineer JD King recommended the county accept a fuel bid from Agriland for the coming fiscal year, citing repeated billing and invoicing delays from the current vendor and only a small price difference between bids. "The product that Younger provides us is a good product, but the paperwork is burdensome," King said, describing months-long delays in matching fuel tickets with invoices.
The recommendation followed a solicitation the county issued to five vendors that produced three responses. King told the Page County Board of Supervisors the per‑gallon price differences would translate to about "$530" year‑to‑date at current consumption levels. He added that the county is moving forward with new fuel pumps at its shop and that the sheriff's office has expressed interest in drawing gasoline from the county bulk tank when pumps are installed.
King also said the new pumps and renewed bulk‑tank sales would require more detailed ticketing and billing: "The reporting... will be in there'll be codes that apply to the sheriff's office vehicles. Every vehicle has its... ID in the pump and the vehicle and the odometer numbers, and then Jamie can pull fuel reports every month." Board members discussed past vendors and experiences; one board member said the county had used Agriland previously and that the county "got along okay with them."
A motion to accept Agriland as the county fuel vendor for the coming fiscal year was made during the meeting and carried by voice vote. The board did not record individual roll‑call votes in the transcript.
Because the county accountant and engineer said administrative timeliness and compatibility with the new pump system were the primary operational concerns, the board prioritized administrative reliability over a small absolute price difference when awarding the contract.
