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Christian County records emergency highway purchase, approves contract renewals and Holder Road tree-trimming bid
Summary
County purchasing staff documented an emergency procurement for trailer equipment after a required newspaper notice was missed, and commissioners approved renewals of surfacing contracts with modest price increases plus a $16,000 award to Hodges Tree Trimming for Holder Road work (ITB2026-5).
County purchasing staff told commissioners they had to cancel and record an emergency procurement after discovering a solicitation had not been advertised in the newspaper as required by statute, then selected the lowest bidder from the previously received responses to meet highway needs.
Purchasing staff Kim explained: “I put out a a bid for some trailer equipment for the highway department. . . . As I'm going through my documentation, I realized I didn't, put it out for bed, as per statute on the newspaper.” She said highway…
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