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Pierce County approves $132,510 grader purchase and extended warranty using ARPA funds
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Pierce County Board of Commissioners approved buying a CAT 12M3 grader for $132,510 and a 24‑month protection plan for $13,730, both funded from ARPA; the board also approved related financial housekeeping and grant authorization.
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 3 approved purchasing a CAT 12M3 (Serial N9F01272) for $132,510 with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and authorized a 24‑month, 2,500‑hour extended protection plan costing $13,730, also to be paid from ARPA funds. Chairman Neal Bennett brought the previously tabled equipment purchase back to the board for consideration and said the lease on the prior machine had expired Aug. 28, 2024.
Why it matters: The grader purchase restores county road‑maintenance capacity that commissioners said had been limited while equipment was out of service. Using ARPA funds directs federal relief dollars toward hardware the board says is necessary for maintaining county roads and completing scheduled projects.
Board action and rationale: Commissioner Randy Dixon moved to untable the item and then to approve the purchase with ARPA funds; Commissioner Harold Rozier seconded both motions and the board voted to carry them. The motion to approve the extended warranty — described in the meeting as 24 months at 2,500 hours for $13,730 — also passed on a second from Rozier.
Other related approvals: During the same session the board approved a resolution to add a commissioner as a signer on the county’s Edward Jones account and voted to authorize the South Georgia Regional Commission to apply for Transit Grant 5311 on Pierce County’s behalf.
Fiscal detail: The transcript lists the grader purchase price as $132,510.00 and the extended protection plan at $13,730.00; both items were explicitly identified as to be funded from ARPA. The meeting record does not provide a roll‑call vote tally, only that each motion "carried." The lease referenced in discussion expired Aug. 28, 2024.
What’s next: Purchases funded from ARPA will proceed according to county procurement and payment processes. The board did not announce a timeframe for delivery or service entry for the new grader during the meeting.
