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Commissioners award North Wolf Point gravel contract to Gratech after recusal
Summary
Roosevelt County awarded a 26,000-ton gravel crushing and stockpiling contract to Gratech Company LLC for $6.10 per ton (about $158,600) after Commissioner Robert Toavs recused himself; the Bishop Inc. bid excluded a landowner royalty, altering the cost comparison.
The Roosevelt County Board of Commissioners accepted a bid from Gratech Company LLC to crush and stockpile 26,000 tons of 3/4-inch-minus gravel in the North Wolf Point area.
Harley Nesham of Gratech told the board that the company’s envelope bid was effectively reduced by $1 because he was not present in person, and that the bid included a $1.25-per-ton landowner royalty. The Gratech bid was $6.10 per ton, which the board recorded as $158,600 for the full quantity; a competing proposal from Bishop Inc. listed $5.50 per ton plus a $15,000 mobilization fee (total $158,000) but did not include a royalty.
Commissioner Robert Toavs recused himself from the decision because the Gratech bid involved gravel stockpiled at the Toavs Pit. Commissioner Gary Macdonald moved to accept the Gratech bid; Commissioner Gordon Oelkers seconded the motion and the board approved it.
In discussion, Commissioner Oelkers noted that the Bishop bid’s lack of a landowner royalty made its apparent lower per-ton price misleading once royalties were factored in. The award followed the special public meeting called for the express purpose of opening and acting on gravel bids; the board adjourned after the vote.
