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Baker County approves weed-control contracts and amends herbicide purchase after pricing correction
Summary
The county approved contractor awards for eight weed-management projects and replaced a previous herbicide vendor selection after a clerical price correction; commissioners authorized a revised herbicide purchase agreement with Nutrien totaling $81,966.44.
The Baker County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of weed-management contractor awards for the spring and summer 2025 season and amended a previously approved herbicide purchase after corrected pricing from distributors.
The weed department presented eight separate project recommendations covering a mix of ground and aerial inventory/treatment work. Staff recommended contracts for the following projects and contractor pairings (project — recommended contractor): Medical Springs ground (McCarty Corp for ATV/UTV work at an hourly fee), Medical Springs truck (Wapiti Mountain Spray Services, $25/acre), Southern Baker County ground (Ridley Pest Control, $85/hour for applicator + ATV fee), Lawrence Sardine ATV (Blue Solutions, $100/hour), Lookout Mountain ATV/UTV (Blue Solutions, $100/hour), Perennial pepperweed (Wapiti Mountain Spray Services, $75/hour), spring inventory (Leading Edge — inventory at $1,300/hour with mileage/per diem), and UPRR railroad right-of-way treatments (Blue Mountain Applicators, $92/hour).
Weed department staff told commissioners contractors were given scope and budgets for each site and that if a contractor could not meet a required deadline the department would move to the next-highest qualified bidder.
Separately, staff explained that after an earlier contract award a clerical and pricing clarification from a vendor changed the low bid for herbicide supply: Verion Companies had stated a pricing line at $6 per ounce but later revised to the state rate of $7.22 per ounce. When the corrected pricing was applied, Nutrien of Portland became the lower-cost supplier. Commissioners were presented with a replacement purchase agreement and approved an amended herbicide purchase agreement with Nutrien for a total of $81,966.44.
The board voted to approve the contract awards and the amended herbicide agreement; staff will sign individual contractor agreements and manage invoicing and project deadlines under the department's procurement rules.
Ending: Staff said they will circulate signed contracts and work schedules; contractors are expected to begin spring treatments once weather and permitting allow.
