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County postpones three proposal openings to add Libby asbestos language; minutes approved
Summary
At the Jan. 21 meeting, commissioners approved the Jan. 14 minutes and the Chair announced postponement of three proposal openings (disaster debris removal, disaster debris monitoring, and campus water-damage repairs) because procurement packets lacked required Libby amphibole asbestos language; DEQ/ARP will supply updated language for reposting.
Lincoln County commissioners approved the minutes from the Jan. 14, 2026 meeting and the chair announced the postponement of three procurement openings after staff discovered the solicitation language did not include necessary references to Libby amphibole asbestos.
The Chair said the openings for disaster debris removal and disaster debris monitoring — and the proposal for Flathead Valley Community College water-damage repairs — will be reposted once procurement language is updated to include asbestos-related requirements. "We realized after posting it that we didn't have the language in there required for asbestos for the Libby amphibole asbestos," the Chair said, and added that DEQ and ARP are working on the required language.
No public comments on the Jan. 14 minutes were noted during the voice vote to approve them. County staff indicated the corrected procurement documents will be circulated before renewed openings so interested contractors are aware of the asbestos language and any related compliance obligations.
The county did not record a roll-call tally for the minutes vote in the transcript; the motion to approve passed by voice vote. County procurement staff were assigned follow-up tasks to revise the documents and to notify prospective bidders when the solicitations are reposted, and to ensure required asbestos and air‑quality provisions are incorporated.
