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Fillmore County accepts gravel bids, authorizes purchases from lowest bidders
Summary
The Fillmore County Board accepted multiple gravel bids opened March 24 and authorized the highway superintendent to purchase from the lowest available bidder for each location and stockpile; bid submissions included multiple township-specific prices.
The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors opened gravel bids at 9:45 a.m. on March 24 and voted to accept all bids and authorize the Highway Superintendent to purchase gravel from the lowest available bidder for each location and stockpile.
Bidders included several regional suppliers and a mix of per-loaded-mile rates and township-specific prices, with notable entries from Beatrice Sand & Gravel (two pits with multiple township prices listed), Mid-NE Aggregate, Werner Aggregate, Chelsea Ag LLC, Harre Seed, and Dale R. Johnson Trucking. The minutes list per-township prices and a stockpile rate where provided.
Ralph Graham moved to accept the bids and Wade Sluka seconded; the motion carried unanimously. The board authorized the Highway Superintendent to select the lowest bidder for each township or stockpile location as available.
Why it matters: gravel procurement determines costs and timing for road maintenance and winter/summer road operations across Fillmore County's townships. Authorizing the superintendent to purchase from lowest bidders allows staff to negotiate and schedule deliveries without returning to the Board for each purchase.
The minutes record the bid amounts in detail; the board did not alter bid awards at the meeting beyond granting authorization to purchase from the lowest bidder.
