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Cascade County reviews multiple public works contracts including a $140,502 truck purchase and MACI sweeper program
Summary
Public Works Director Les Payne presented several items at the April 22 work session, including a $140,502 purchase agreement for a 2027 Freightliner cab & chassis, TD&H engineering services for a road slide, and a MACI sweeper truck program; commissioners asked operational and procurement questions.
Cascade County Public Works Director Les Payne presented several contracts and equipment requests during the April 22, 2026 work session, including Contract 26-33 for the purchase of a 2027 Freightliner 114SD cab & chassis truck at $140,502 and a MACI (Montana Air Congestion Initiative) request for a new sweeper truck.
Payne also presented Contract 26-34, a $44,000 engineering services agreement with TD&H Engineering to address the Rainbow Dam Road slide, and Contract 26-36, an agreement between the Cascade County Weed & Mosquito District and JHS, Inc. Commissioners Joe Briggs and Chairman Jim Larson asked clarifying questions about the truck purchase and sweeper program, focusing on specifications, timing and budget implications.
Where indicated, staff characterized these items as consent-agenda or routine public-works business. The transcript records discussion and questions but does not record final board votes on these public works purchases; one investment-related contract was held over for consideration at a subsequent meeting (see investment agreement held to May 6, 2026).
