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Court accepts fuel bids based on lowest wholesale plus markup; DUCO recommended as lowest

Van Zandt County Commissioners Court · March 26, 2026

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Summary

After debate over whether to judge fuel bids by total price or wholesale (rack) price plus vendor markup, the court accepted fuel bids for 06/01/2026–05/31/2027 on a lowest wholesale‑plus‑markup basis and moved to award accordingly; DUCO/Oil (appeared as DUCO in the record) was named as the lowest on that criteria and the motion passed.

Commissioners considered fuel bids for the county's fuel contract year (06/01/2026–05/31/2027) and resolved how to evaluate fluctuating wholesale prices.

The chief question was whether to base awards on total price presented in the bid or on wholesale (rack) price plus the vendor's markup. Commissioners…

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