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Lyon County approves $192,565 purchase of used Caterpillar motor grader
Summary
Lyon County Commissioners approved buying a used 2017 Caterpillar 12M3AWDX grader for $192,565 and trading in an older 2005 grader (D-94) with a $55,000 trade-in value; repairs on the old unit were estimated at about $45,000.
Lyon County Commissioners voted 3-0 on April 3 to purchase a used 2017 Caterpillar 12M3AWDX motor grader from Foley Equipment for $192,565, to be paid from Multi-Year Fund 017-00-9026. County Engineer Chip Woods presented the quote and recommended the purchase to replace older equipment.
Woods told the board the proposed trade-in is D-94, a 2005 Caterpillar 12H with 20,933 hours; basic repairs on D-94 were estimated at roughly $45,000, and the trade-in value was listed at $55,000 toward the new grader. The motion passed unanimously (Bartel/Duft 3-0). The purchase was presented as a funded item charged to the county's multi-year equipment fund.
