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Commissioners sign off on road equipment purchases, hauling plans and fuel contracts
Summary
Nemaha County approved multiple road-related procurements in 2019: monthly fuel contracts, winter rock hauling plans, a purchase of an AWD Caterpillar grader, and sale of surplus equipment. The board also certified bridge inspections and authorized bridge-match projects.
Throughout 2019 the Nemaha County Board of Commissioners addressed recurring road operations tasks and several one-off equipment decisions. Commissioners awarded monthly fuel bids (March–December) after public bid openings, approved contracts for rock hauling and stockpiling, and accepted quotes for heavy-equipment purchases and trailer procurement.
In late 2019 the board approved a purchase order for a Cat AWD motor grader and authorized the sale of surplus equipment (including a 1992 Load King belly dump trailer via BigIron and other surplus vehicles) to refresh the county fleet. The county also contracted Mainelli Wagner & Associates for bridge inspections and certified completion of County Bridge Match Program projects; commissioners authorized multiple road permits for utility crossings and emergency repairs tied to storm damage.
Road foremen reported staffing shortages in each district, discussions over grader tire replacement and safe dump-truck unloading at work sites, and work priorities for the county's one-and-six-year construction program. Commissioners stressed the need to prioritize bridge work (Hutton, King, and other named projects) and directed staff to solicit competitive hauling bids where required. The board also approved extended carryover of vacation/comp time in limited, documented circumstances for key road staff during the spring thaw and emergency operations.
