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Supervisors approve FY26 fuel contract; public works reports culvert, FEMA and paving updates
Summary
The board approved the county’s annual fuel contract for fiscal year 2026 and heard multiple updates from public works: a box culvert installation, an unexpected sewer line conflict on 250th Street, ongoing FEMA projects, and proposed joint city–county pavement repairs on North 16th Street.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved fuel vendor quotes for fiscal year 2026 and received progress reports from public-works staff on several road and drainage projects.
Public works staff member Ben presented the fuel bids for the year beginning July 1, 2025, saying “W and H came in with the lower quote for fuel.” He told the board the county received four competitive quotes this year and recommended awarding the contract to the lowest bidder. The board approved the fuel purchase on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.
In project updates, Ben said the box culvert on Virginia Avenue was set and crews were backfilling; weather permitting, that roadway could reopen within days. For the box culvert on 200th and 50th Street, staff discovered a city sewer line only about 3 inches below the creek bottom. Ben said crews are using a locator to fully expose the utility and expect to add an extra work order to notch and fit the culvert so it can sit over the pipe.
Ben also reported FEMA work nearing completion: one FEMA project has final signatures pending and another is awaiting final approval. He said contractor 4 Dodge Asphalt has completed slurry-leveling work, and the county sent a proposal from Blacktop Service to the city for a 50–50 pavement repair on North 16th Street (from just west of the trail east to Jerry Hascher Road). He estimated the county’s share would be approximately $40,000, pending final scope and city concurrence.
Other items noted: the county uses bulk fuel totes at each shop and requires diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) for equipment. Ben said New Century FS currently holds the county’s contract and several vendors submitted bids this year, producing competitive pricing.
No detailed vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; the fuel contract motion passed on voice vote.
