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Greeley County buys heavy equipment and trailer from inheritance and county funds
Summary
Across 2016 the county approved multiple equipment purchases: a 2011 CAT 950H pay loader ($110,000) in March, an excavator (CAT 316FL) purchased from Nebraska Machinery ($174,300) paid from Inheritance Tax funds, and a $34,000 lowboy trailer; purchases were approved by roll-call motions.
The Board approved several heavy-equipment purchases during 2016 after reviewing bids. On March 29 the board accepted a bid and purchased a 2011 CAT 950H pay loader from NMC for $110,000. Later in July the board reviewed excavator bids and in late July approved a purchase from Nebraska Machinery for a CAT 316FL excavator for $174,300; the minutes record the machine will be paid from the Inheritance Tax Fund when delivered. In August the board purchased a lowboy trailer from Veskerna Equipment for $34,000 using Inheritance Tax funds.
Each equipment decision followed bid openings, motions and roll-call votes recorded in the minutes. The board also discussed replacement schedules for road equipment and authorized bidding or purchases for additional items (payloader, excavator, lowboy trailer, grapple fork/skid-steer attachment).
Funding: the excavator and trailer purchases are recorded as Inheritance Tax Fund expenditures in the minutes; other equipment funding sources were recorded in the procurement motions or claims lines. Next steps: delivery and invoicing will follow vendor timelines; the board expects invoices and title transfers to be handled through the county treasurer’s office.
