County refers four asphalt‑compactor bids to staff for review

Yellowstone County commissioners opened four sealed bids May 7 for a public‑works asphalt compactor and voted to refer the packages to county staff for review and recommendation.

The board heard bid readings for Tractor and Equipment, two sealed envelopes from RDO and a bid from Torgersen’s. The county confirmed bid bonds for each submission. Reported amounts in the transcript include a Tractor and Equipment base bid of about $72,775.72 and a net cost after trade‑in of roughly $60,005.75; RDO submissions were reported in the $83,700–$87,000 range with trade‑in values around $17,000 and net costs in the mid‑$60,000s to low‑$70,000s; Torgersen’s was read as a $69,000 base bid with a roughly $18,002.40 trade‑in and a net cost reported near $50,007.60. The transcript includes some repeated and fragmentary numerics; the board referred the complete bid packages to staff so county procurement staff can verify the final totals and compliance.

An unidentified commissioner moved to refer the bids to staff; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The referral means staff will review bid bonds, verify trade‑in calculations and prepare a recommendation to the board on award or further action. No award or contract was made at the May 7 meeting; the board took only the procedural step of sending the bids to staff for analysis.