Dooly County approves multiple DOT paving contracts and finances heavy equipment purchases
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Summary
Commissioners approved several GDOT limited‑participation county paving projects and authorized financing for road machinery including a new motor grader and excavator; the Board also accepted supplier proposals for a backhoe/loader and elevating scraper.
Across multiple meetings in 2003 the Dooly County Board of Commissioners authorized a series of Georgia Department of Transportation contracts for paving and accepted proposals and financing for major road equipment.
Examples recorded in the minutes include County Right‑of‑Way and Limited Participation agreements for Project TSAP‑7 (accel/decel lanes at a new K‑8 school), PR‑203 (Sandy Creek Road), PR‑209 (Taylor Gin Road), PR‑274 (Ernest Road) and PR‑275 (Mashburn Road). Under Limited Participation agreements, GDOT pays a specified maximum amount for each local paving project and the county must advertise and award the construction contract.
The Board also approved purchases and lease/finance terms for heavy equipment: a John Deere 410G backhoe/loader (selling price $64,500 with guaranteed buyback), a John Deere 770CH motor grader (selling price $134,500; guaranteed buyback $88,000), a Caterpillar 320CL excavator (selling price $129,994; buyback $85,000) and an elevated Caterpillar scraper purchase financed through vendor proposals. Several transactions were financed via Deere Credit or vendor financing with monthly payment schedules recorded in the minutes.
Road Superintendent Tommy Watson and vendor representatives presented specifications, and the Board recorded unanimous votes to accept vendor proposals and financing terms in the meetings.