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Rock County approves $95,000 tractor purchase amid road updates
Summary
The Rock County Board approved a $95,000 bid for a 2018 Kubota tractor and reviewed drainage and surveying plans for several county roads; minutes do not record verbatim debate or the board—hair—xplaining the selection rationale.
The Rock County Board of Commissioners voted June 26 to approve a $95,000 purchase of a 2018 Kubota M7-151-series tractor from Sandhill Equipment for the county highway department.
Road Foreman Waylon Reynolds and Highway Superintendent Lloyd Smith updated the board on water drainage on a county hill and reported that survey work on 878 Road, 880 Road and 453 Avenue will be performed next week by Dan Hagemeyer. Two equipment bids were listed in the minutes: Mitchell Equipment—id $90,500 for a 2013 Puma170 and Sandhill Equipment bid $95,000 for a 2018 Kubota. Chairman Wade Hollenbeck moved to accept the Sandhill bid and Commissioner Colby Sybrant seconded; the motion carried on a roll call vote with all members voting in favor.
The minutes record the bids and the unanimous approval but do not include verbatim remarks explaining why the higher-priced Kubota was selected over the lower-priced Puma. The board also discussed drainage work and scheduled surveying to support upcoming road projects.
The board did not record additional public comment or technical specifications for the tractors in the minutes. The next step noted in the record is for the highway department to proceed with purchase and planned surveying work.
