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Glacier County commissioners approve purchase of mini excavator for West End Cemetery
Summary
Glacier County commissioners voted Jan. 13 to authorize West End Cemetery to buy a 2026 CAT mini excavator (Sourcewell quote about $61,815), which county staff and cemetery representatives say will reduce recurring contractor costs and address an aging backhoe.
Glacier County commissioners voted Jan. 13 in Browning to allow the West End Cemetery to purchase a 2026 CAT mini excavator after county staff and cemetery representatives outlined equipment failures and recurring contractor costs.
County staff told commissioners the county solicited Sourcewell quotes and that CAT provided a Sourcewell quote of $61,815. “Volvo and Bobcat were a nonresponse, and Cat provided a Sourcewell quote for us for $61,815,” a county staff member said. Staff said the prior financing proposal included a balloon payment and that the vendor reworked payment options at staff request.
The staff presentation included an estimated annual payment schedule with a first-year payment of about $12,900 and subsequent annual payments around $14,000 for the remaining years; staff said removing the balloon…
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