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Umatilla County vegetation management awards 2025 chemical purchase to Nutrien
Summary
County Vegetation Management recommended awarding the annual chemical purchase RFP to Nutrien after receiving four bids; commissioners voted to approve the award.
Teddy Orr of Umatilla County Vegetation Management told the board on Feb. 5 that the county issued a request for proposals for herbicide and vegetation-control chemicals for 2025 and received four bidders: Nutrien, Helena, Wilbur Ellis and Orion.
Orr said the lowest adjusted bid came from Nutrien, at $21,174.89. He explained that bids are adjusted when vendors submit different product lines or container sizes; those items are removed from the comparison to derive an apples-to-apples adjusted total.
Orr also provided context on the program's scale: the county's chemical purchases run about $120,000 to $130,000 annually, he said, with bare-ground applications approximately $80,000 and general weed control about $40,000 to $50,000. He listed the county's outside contracts, which include work for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, BLM and municipal contracts with Hermiston, Milton-Freewater, Pendleton, Umatilla, Stanfield and Echo.
Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the recommended award to Nutrien; the motion passed by voice vote.
Why it matters: Vegetation management contracts affect county right-of-way maintenance, noxious-weed control and interagency obligations. The county's vendor choice sets prices for widely used herbicides and affects delivery timelines.
The contract award will allow staff to begin orders under Nutrien's pricing; Teddy Orr said a new company, Orion, is emerging in the vendor pool and may appear on future bids.
