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Commissioners approve pre-purchase of highway truck, ban rollover bids; staff briefed on fuel card rollout and Highway 421 closures
Summary
Decatur County commissioners approved buying a single-axle highway truck out of current appropriations and voted not to allow rollover bids for road-related contracts. Highway staff updated the board on a new fuel-card system and an upcoming multi-week closure on Highway 421 near Gas Creek.
Decatur County commissioners on Feb. 3 approved the pre-purchase of a single-axle highway truck and voted to end the county—s practice of allowing vendors to roll over bid prices from prior years.
The board approved a motion to pre-purchase the available single-axle truck so the county can avoid a two-year lead time for ordering new equipment. Highway Superintendent Todd Howe told commissioners the price of the truck is roughly $160,000 and that additional outfitting (paint, decals, dump pad and other work) will add costs; the board approved taking the funds from existing appropriations in the highway department.
Howe also presented several program updates and procurement items. He said the county will start issuing fuel cards tied…
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