Public Works presented several procurement and intergovernmental actions that the board approved during the agenda session.

Josh Fredericksen, public works director, told commissioners the county received four bids for snow-and-ice control products and recommended awarding products to two vendors to ensure redundancy in supply. Fredericksen requested authorization for the Public Works director to enter into purchase agreements for those products for 2026.

Fredericksen also requested approval to issue a call for sealed bids to furnish fuel for Public Works operations in calendar year 2026; bids were scheduled to open Nov. 20, 2025, at 2 p.m.

Separately, staff recommended and the board approved selecting the Ferguson Group through a conference-of-governments process to provide regional federal funding strategy and advocacy services. Fredericksen said the selection followed a qualifications review by a team that included Public Works, the Conference of Governments (COG), and Central Washington University, and that the contract would use county sales-and-use tax (0.09 funds).

"This has been some effort that the conference of governments has been going through, recognizing interest for regional advocacy and federal funding strategy services," Fredericksen said (speaker 10). Commissioners approved the selection and authorized the Public Works director to negotiate and prepare a professional services agreement with the Ferguson Group.