Woods County commissioners table bids, purchase equipment

 

October 23, 2019



The Woods County Commissioners purchased a loader and tabled some bids for further study during their meeting Monday, Oct. 21. Commissioners Randy McMurphy, David Hamil and John Smiley were all present.

Jennifer Shafer opened three sealed bids for a 25x50 building for District 3. Erickson Steel bid $49,600; Bernie Minjares and Sons bid $120,654; and Integrity Construction bid $40,400. District 3 Commissioner Smiley wanted time to study the bids so they were tabled until next week’s meeting.

Shafer then opened two bids for electric work on the building. JV Electric bid $32,560 and Northwest Electric bid $10,840. Those bids were also tabled for study.

Two bids were opened for HVAC for the building. Brandon’s Comfort Solutions bid $9,646 and Fair Plumbing, Heating and Air bid $12,675. Those bids were also tabled.

The commissioners approved the purchase of a 744K John Deere Loader from Yellowhouse through Sourcewell with financing for District 3. Jason Bergdall from Yellowhouse was present to get all the paperwork signed. The purchase will be financed through Core Bank for 60 months at 3.67 percent interest.

Name changes were acknowledged for two requisitioning officers. In District 3, Juli Bowen changed her name to Juli Barker. In District 2, Gina Schaaf changed her name to Gina Smith.

An agreement with the Revised Sac & Fox Nation Juvenile Detention Center for the 2019-2020 fiscal year was approved. The commissioners tabled the agreement last week so the district attorney could look it over and approve it first.

The annual maintenance agreement and warranty extension with SecureTech Systems for the sheriff’s office was approved in the amount of $1,690.50.

Woods County and the Woods County Conservation District are applying for a REAP grant for wildfire prevention equipment. If approved the grant would be used for a skid steer to cut cedars. The commissioner passed a resolution approving the application.

The commissioners voted approval to set the county employee safety meeting on Dec. 5 at the Women’s Building at the fairgrounds. The courthouse will close at 11:30 a.m. on that Thursday so all employees may attend.

There was a lot of discussion on an item about providing rock and hauling rock for the Event Center. McMurphy, who chairs the meeting, said at last week’s county excise board it was agreed for the county to provide rock for the parking area of the planned arena and event center east of Alva. The agreement includes paying for the rock to be trucked to the site.

McMurphy said plans are not finalized for the building areas so the amount of rock could vary. He said the estimate was for 1700 truckloads of 5/8 rock to be hauled from the Avard Rail site to the arena parking area. He first estimated that at 36,000 tons. Later he said most trucks haul 23 tons so the total amount would be 39,100 tons. He said the parking area is to be covered at a six inch depth. Due to cost, the planners ruled out concrete and asphalt. The 5/8 rock meets the criteria for horses.

McMurphy said he expects the cost to the county to be a million dollars or more. Since the county will own 50 percent of the facility, he said this commitment is needed to acquiring financing for the project.

Smiley complained about the lack of detail in the agenda item. He asked several questions and said he didn’t want to commit the county to something so vague.

McMurphy admitted the amount of rock could change depending on several variables. He said the rock probably won’t be needed until after July when the county begins a new fiscal year. Once begun, the arena project is expected to take 18 months of construction. He said no start date for construction has been set.

Hamil said the specifics could be put into the motion, but Smiley still had reservations. He asked if action was needed immediately, and McMurphy said it probably wouldn’t matter if they waited a week.

Smiley made a motion to table the item, seconded by Hamil and approved by all three commissioners. McMurphy said he’ll try to have a representative from the Alva Arena Authority attend the next meeting to explain the item further.

Woods County District 1 has been assisting the City of Alva with the reconstruction of the intersection at East Flynn and Meno. The street washed out during heavy spring rains and was temporarily repaired. Hamil said the county’s part is about finished but it will be a while before the city completes the project so East Flynn will continue to be closed in that area.

A video of the meeting is available online at http://www.AlvaReviewCourier.com.

 

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