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Greenlee County board approves fairgrounds upgrades, pickup purchase and arena lighting
Summary
The board unanimously approved Ward Brothers contracts for a new 4‑H kitchen ($22,100) and siding ($21,860), a service box truck purchase for $70,113.96, and a not‑to‑exceed $73,862.91 award for arena lighting; administrators cited supply‑chain urgency for wooden poles.
The Greenlee County board on Wednesday approved a package of procurement items for the county fairgrounds and fleet, including two Ward Brothers contracts, a service box truck purchase and arena lighting, county staff said.
Staff explained that the county and 4‑H partnered with United Way on a grant to demolish and replace an aging 4‑H kitchen at the fairgrounds; to allow flexibility the work was split into two agenda items. Item A — the 4‑H kitchen rebuild — was awarded to Ward Brothers for $22,100 using United Way grant funds. Item B — siding and related work on the B&C/exhibit building and vendor space, including replacing sliding doors with a roll‑up door and relocating a walk‑in door — was awarded to Ward Brothers for $21,860 after a short clarification in the meeting record about the correct quote amount.
A motion to purchase one service‑box truck for the facilities department from a state contract holder (Courtesy) for $70,113.96 was moved and approved. The board recorded the action as an award to Courtesy and voted unanimously.
County Administrator Derek Ruffier presented the lighting item for the fairgrounds' secondary arena, noting that wood utility poles are in short supply and that long lead times (D‑Vec cited about 26 weeks) could push the project out by six months or more. Ruffier said the recommended vendor reported it had reserved poles and could move faster; he described the procurement as a state contract purchase intended to save county staff time. "The urgency is, if you will, is supply chain," Ruffier said.
A motion to award arena lighting on the state procurement contract — the meeting record variably lists the vendor as "National Fiber Optic and Power" and later as "Nationwide Fiber Optic and Power" — was approved not to exceed $73,862.91. The transcript shows the board approved all four procurement motions with unanimous "I" votes.
Next steps: staff will execute contracts, schedule construction and vehicle delivery, and proceed to secure poles and materials for the arena lighting; staff emphasized the supply‑chain timing could determine the installation window.
