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Commissioners approve Eocene contract for radio-tower NEPA work; cost roughly $7,932
Summary
Big Horn County approved a not-to-exceed NEPA scope of work with Eocene Environmental Group for the county's radio tower site lease, with a total cost estimate of $7,931.90 and a projected project window from Dec. 4, 2025 to March 31, 2026.
The Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement with Eocene Environmental Group to prepare NEPA documentation needed for a radio-tower business lease application with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Deputy County Attorney Heather M. Ready told the board she solicited three quotes and that Eocene's William "Jim" Melton was the lowest-cost proposer. Commissioner George Real Bird III moved to approve the agreement with Eocene; Commissioner Larry Vandersloot seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Eocene's submitted scope of work anticipates that the BIA will accept a Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the project. The firm proposed to prepare a Draft CE and a Final CE, support a project kickoff meeting, and to submit deliverables to the county and the BIA. The written cost estimate in the packet lists Task 1 (NEPA compliance) totaling $7,931.90, broken into $2,670.90 for a kickoff meeting, $3,334.50 for a Draft CE and $1,926.50 for a Final CE.
The SOW sets a tentative schedule tied to a Notice to Proceed: a kickoff meeting within one week of NTP, a Draft CE within two weeks of NTP, and a Final CE within one week of Draft approval (the packet references a target date no later than Nov. 15, 2025 if required by agency timing). The packet also lists a project start date of Dec. 4, 2025 and a project end date of March 31, 2026 (the SOW notes the contract may be renewed or extended as needed). Eocene's letter in the packet was signed by William "Jim" Melton, Senior Environmental Planner.
County staff and counsel directed execution consistent with county contracting procedures. The board recorded no dissent and did not change the SOW scope during the meeting.
