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Tama County approves purchase of two motor graders from Altorfer CAT
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Summary
The Tama County Board of Supervisors on March 16 accepted a bid from Altorfer CAT to buy two motor graders and authorized the county shop foreman to sign purchase agreements; the Board noted trade-ins and asked about warranties, which were not recorded in the minutes.
The Tama County Board of Supervisors voted March 16 to accept a bid from Altorfer CAT for two motor graders and authorized Pat Ryan, the Tama County Shop Foreman, to sign the purchase agreements.
Supervisor Curt Kupka presented a roads project report and discussed the motor grader bids. Motion by Kupka, seconded by Supervisor David Turner, to accept the Altorfer CAT bid; the motion passed with all supervisors voting aye. The minutes state that the current motor graders to be replaced will be retained as spares and that older graders will be traded in. Supervisor Heather Knebel asked about warranties during the discussion; the transcript records the question but does not record a warranty response or any purchase price.
The Board’s action authorizes the shop foreman to finalize and sign the purchase agreements; specific dollar amounts and warranty terms were not specified in the meeting minutes. The purchase moves forward as an approved capital-equipment procurement for the county’s road operations.
The Board left details on price and warranty terms out of the minutes excerpt. The next administrative steps are execution of the purchase agreements by Pat Ryan and standard delivery and trade-in processing per county practice.