Haskell County opens six‑month road bids and approves the bid package

Haskell County commissioners opened six‑month sealed bids for road materials and services — including asphalt, gravel, asphalt‑laying labor, road oil and grader blades — reviewed line‑item prices from multiple vendors and approved the overall bid package.

During the opening, members compared prices from vendors identified in the bids (references in the packet and spoken at the meeting included Robinson/Alstom, Tulsa Asphalt, Terracore, Ergon, Railroad Yard, Wilson, Doug Ross and others). Unidentified Speaker 3 read a vendor line and noted, "This is Jason Kenzie. His is $14 per ton if it's over 500 tons." Commissioners discussed vendor proximity, delivery costs and whether some bidders had combined multiple items into a single package rather than separate bids.

One commissioner noted that a bidder’s package appeared to combine items that should have been bid separately; staff and commissioners agreed to review ambiguous packaging during the coming week. Despite those questions, a motion was made and seconded to approve the bids as presented. Roll‑call confirmations were recorded: Clark McCleary, Terry Watson and Sandra Zachary each answered "Yes," and the board approved the bid package.

Why it matters: The approved bids set vendor relationships and prices for routine road work and materials for the next six months, affecting the cost and timing of county road maintenance.

Commissioners said they will continue to review line items and vendor packaging for possible clarifications but did not rescind the overall approval taken at the meeting. No contract awards with detailed purchase orders were finalized in the meeting transcript; staff will follow up to issue PO(s) and resolve any bid‑packaging anomalies.