County awards tractor bid, authorizes courthouse reroofing advertisement and approves warrants
March 23, 2026 | Garfield County, Oklahoma
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At the Dec. 23 meeting the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners opened and awarded bids, authorized bid advertisement for a courthouse reroofing project and approved a detailed list of purchase orders and claims.
Bid opening: Pursuant to the official notice, the board opened bids for Bid #25‑8 (Utility Tractor, 2016 or newer John Deere 611M for District #3). One bid was received from P & K Equipment, Kingfisher, OK, for $71,000.00. Commissioner Joe Kegin Jr. moved to accept and award to P & K Equipment; the motion passed unanimously.
Advertisement for reroofing: The board authorized the County Purchasing Agent to advertise for sealed bids for Garfield County Courthouse reroofing and approved a list of vendors to receive bid proposals. The transcript lists the bid submission deadline as January 10; the meeting occurred Dec. 23, 2024. The published notice in the minutes reads "until 4:00 p.m. January 10, 2024," which is inconsistent with the December 2024 meeting date and appears to be a typographical error in the minutes; the board set the January 10 deadline as announced during the meeting for receipt of bids (advertisement to proceed as authorized).
Warrants and claims: Vice‑Chairman Clarence Maly moved to examine and approve listed purchase orders and claims across multiple funds (General, Highway Unrestricted, Health Department, Sheriff Service Fee, Use Tax, Jail Sales Tax and Rural Fire Departments). The warrant table included numerous routine payments and, under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 section of the warrants list, entries such as $500,000 to the Garfield County Fairground Trust Authority and $500,000 to the Garfield County Criminal Justice Authority; the board approved payment of the warrants by recorded unanimous vote.
Why it matters: awarding the tractor purchase and authorizing the reroofing advertisement moves county equipment procurement and major building maintenance into actionable procurement steps; the warrant approvals include significant ARPA‑funded disbursements that will affect county accounts.
What’s next: P & K Equipment will be notified to complete the purchase order; procurement staff will publish the reroofing bid notice and accept bids through the announced deadline.
Bid opening: Pursuant to the official notice, the board opened bids for Bid #25‑8 (Utility Tractor, 2016 or newer John Deere 611M for District #3). One bid was received from P & K Equipment, Kingfisher, OK, for $71,000.00. Commissioner Joe Kegin Jr. moved to accept and award to P & K Equipment; the motion passed unanimously.
Advertisement for reroofing: The board authorized the County Purchasing Agent to advertise for sealed bids for Garfield County Courthouse reroofing and approved a list of vendors to receive bid proposals. The transcript lists the bid submission deadline as January 10; the meeting occurred Dec. 23, 2024. The published notice in the minutes reads "until 4:00 p.m. January 10, 2024," which is inconsistent with the December 2024 meeting date and appears to be a typographical error in the minutes; the board set the January 10 deadline as announced during the meeting for receipt of bids (advertisement to proceed as authorized).
Warrants and claims: Vice‑Chairman Clarence Maly moved to examine and approve listed purchase orders and claims across multiple funds (General, Highway Unrestricted, Health Department, Sheriff Service Fee, Use Tax, Jail Sales Tax and Rural Fire Departments). The warrant table included numerous routine payments and, under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 section of the warrants list, entries such as $500,000 to the Garfield County Fairground Trust Authority and $500,000 to the Garfield County Criminal Justice Authority; the board approved payment of the warrants by recorded unanimous vote.
Why it matters: awarding the tractor purchase and authorizing the reroofing advertisement moves county equipment procurement and major building maintenance into actionable procurement steps; the warrant approvals include significant ARPA‑funded disbursements that will affect county accounts.
What’s next: P & K Equipment will be notified to complete the purchase order; procurement staff will publish the reroofing bid notice and accept bids through the announced deadline.
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