Board approves several bids: newspapers, ballots, fuel and janitorial contracts

Lincoln County commissioners reviewed and approved multiple procurement items at the June meeting, including advertising contracts, ballot printing, fuel supply arrangements and janitorial services.

Advertising: The board compared bids from the Kootenai Valley Record and The Western News for display and legal advertising and voted to accept The Western News’ bids for both categories. Commissioners noted the Western News pricing was substantially lower in the return bids presented.

Election ballots: One bid from Eagle Printing for ballot printing and related supplies (per-sheet imprint and envelope pricing) was received and accepted. The board recorded the acceptance by voice vote and instructed election staff to proceed with the vendor.

Fuel: The board accepted a single fuel bid from Golden State Oil with per-gallon vendor markups listed for multiple shop locations (Libby, Troy, Eureka). Commissioners approved the vendor selection.

Janitorial services: One bid from Max Mountain Home Cleaning was submitted for routine custodial services across county facilities (courthouse, sheriff’s office, annex, library and others) and the board accepted the bid.

Claims and other smaller procurement decisions included approval of a restoration payment for water damage (Complete Restoration, $212,940.80) and the board signaled additional procurement items (gravel crushing) will appear on a future agenda.

Next steps: procurement and department staff will finalize vendor paperwork and coordinate contract start dates and deliverables.