Solid Waste Commission tables lawnmower purchase after split on bids
Summary
Commissioners reviewed three bids for a new landfill lawnmower and, after a motion to approve the lowest bid failed for lack of a second, voted to table the purchase until a special meeting on June 29, 2026.
The Ottumwa/Wapello County Solid Waste Commission considered three bids for a new landfill lawnmower and chose to postpone a final decision.
Solid Waste Superintendent Lori Creech presented the bids: Sinclair Tractor for $13,934.51; Greiner Implement for $19,000.00; and Capital City Kubota for $18,500.00. Creech recommended accepting the Sinclair bid, saying it was "under budget by approximately $2,500.00." Commissioner Wapello County Supervisor Ziegler moved to approve the Sinclair Tractor bid, but the motion "was not seconded; motion failed to move." After further discussion Commissioner Hoffman moved to table the item and then amended the motion to postpone the decision until the commission's special meeting on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.; the amendment carried unanimously.
The commission did not adopt a procurement award at the June 25 meeting and instead left the matter for the June 29 session, allowing staff more time to answer questions and potentially collect additional bid information.
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