Bannock County opens bids for detention-center diesel generator; four proposals received

Bannock County Commissioners opened sealed bids for the removal of one diesel generator system and installation of a new system at the Bannock County detention center at a county meeting; four proposals were received and the commission voted to accept the bids for legal review and compliance.

The commission heard from meeting staff that two addenda had been issued in response to bidder questions and that no bid bond was required as part of the bid documents, although a bid bond "may be required as part of the contract." Four sealed bids were read: Arco Electric — $107,000; The Barron Group — $176,923.28; Legacy Power Systems — $122,380; and Pro Builders Incorporated — $51,775.

After the bids were read, a motion was made to accept the bids as submitted and "take them under advisement and legal review and compliance." The motion was seconded and the commissioners voted in favor; a roll-call tally was not specified in the transcript, and commissioners were recorded as saying "aye." Meeting staff said all contractors who submitted bids will receive notification once a project award is made.

No formal award or contractor selection was made at the meeting. The next steps described on the record were legal review and compliance checks before an award would be announced; no timeline for award or contract execution was specified during the session.

The item was presented as a single procurement action for the detention center; the transcript does not identify the motion mover or seconder by name, nor does it record a numeric vote tally or the meeting date beyond the session itself.