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Board approves CAT skid loader purchase; landfill manager questions culvert delivery charge
Summary
Rawlins County commissioners approved purchase of a CAT skid loader for landfill operations with funding from recycling and solid waste accounts; Landfill & Recycling Manager Corey Castens questioned a $1,000 culvert delivery fee on a Millers & Associates invoice and said he will seek a comparative bid for the metal pile.
The Rawlins County Board of Commissioners on July 16 approved the purchase of a CAT skid loader for landfill operations and heard several operational concerns from the landfill manager, including a questioned culvert delivery fee.
Corey Castens, who oversees Landfill & Recycling, told the board the county plans to tear down the coal shed and consider building a retaining wall and closing the 5th Street recycling driveway when demolition occurs. He asked contractor Cahoj's to finish the landfill road. Castens also said he found a $1,000 delivery charge on a Millers & Associates culvert invoice that he believed should have been included in the original contract and said he would seek clarification.
Commissioner Lincoln Pochop moved to purchase the CAT skid loader from vendor Foley, with $10,000 charged to Recycling Equipment, $15,000 to Recycling and the remaining balance to Solid Waste; Commissioner Alan A. Solko seconded and the motion carried. The transcript does not include a final dollar total for the purchase beyond the partial funding breakdown recorded in the motion.
Castens said he had received a bid for the metal pile and planned to obtain a second bid from Langer for comparison. The board did not set a date for when the coal shed teardown or retaining-wall work would begin.
The decision to purchase the loader authorizes county staff to complete procurement with Foley and to allocate the specified funds to the purchase. The questioned $1,000 delivery fee remains under review by county staff and the landfill manager.
