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County OKs $247,763 purchase of amphibious equipment for flood-control work
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2025-016 to buy a specialized amphibious machine for Flood Control Zone District No. 1 at a single-source price of $247,763.06, citing site-access and safety reasons; the vote was unanimous.
The Pacific County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2025-016 on March 11 authorizing the purchase of an amphibious, floating piece of equipment from AE Trucks/Aquatic Equipment USA for use by Flood Control Zone District No. 1.
Speaker 9 (identified in the meeting as Jen) described the equipment as a safer option for digging out canals, removing beaver dams and working in areas where the banks and outfalls are soft and conventional tracked equipment would damage private property. She said county staff had sought comparables but the manufacturer’s unique attachments made like-for-like bidding impractical, and that in-person testing by county technicians (Brian Davis and Rudy Ponder, named in the record) produced positive operational feedback.
The purchase price listed in the motion is $247,763.06, not including sales tax and applicable fees, with funding to come from Flood Control Zone District No. 1 fund number 108, subject to adequate appropriations. The motion was moved and seconded and passed on a unanimous voice vote.
Board members said the equipment should reduce the need to drive heavy tracked machinery across private property and improve safe access for routine drainage work. The resolution will be implemented by the flood-control staff and advisory board, which had previously reviewed the request at a February 20 advisory meeting.
