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County to host MDA‑backed granulator; commissioners asked to handle site work, bids and contracts
Summary
A Montana Department of Agriculture‑backed container granulator is expected in late March; county staff were asked to advertise and secure a contractor for a concrete pad and utilities, with MDA reimbursing initial infrastructure costs, while commissioners discussed site placement and bidding procedures.
A presenter (speaker 12) updated Daniels County commissioners on a planned container granulator program supported by the Montana Department of Agriculture that would accept rinsed HDPE (#2) pesticide and chemical jugs for recycling.
The presenter said the container that houses the granulator should be ready late March and that the county’s responsibility will be to secure a concrete slab, install a utility line and provide a small uninsulated "personnel hut" for the MDA worker who will operate the unit periodically. The presenter said MDA will reimburse the county for infrastructure costs or supply a prefabricated hut; the granulator operation would be staffed by MDA‑supplied personnel (roughly once a week in summer and fall).
Commissioners asked whether the county must follow formal engineer‑procurement procedures and whether it should advertise for bids. The presenter said for the shop site the county likely would not need to follow statewide engineer procurement rules and that she had attorney review of a draft MOU; the county attorney had reviewed and suggested changes.
Board members discussed siting the grinder near the solid‑waste shop, using an existing hut if available, and whether the grinder’s operations would be seasonal. They also confirmed the program accepts rinsed jugs (caps and labels removed) and that large containers must be handled by commercial chemical recyclers. No construction contracts were awarded at the meeting; the presenter will prepare bid materials and consult county procurement rules before returning to the board.
