Montezuma County OKs $44,729.96 contract to retrofit sheriff’s prisoner transport van
April 29, 2026 | Montezuma County, Colorado
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On April 28, 2026, the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners approved a $44,729.96 contract with Watts Upfitting of Denver to upfit a county sheriff’s prisoner transport van. Commissioner Kopanafer moved the contract approval; the motion carried on a voice vote with three ayes recorded.
County leaders said the county will need to transport the van to and from Denver for the work. “I moved to approve the Watts upfitting to do the upfitting of the prisoner van for prisoner transport in the amount of $44,729.96,” Commissioner Kopanafer said during the meeting.
The chair noted the board had discussed cost options and that the recommendation favored using the local firm in Denver. The board treated the item as the lone matter requiring individual consideration on the consent/contract portion of the agenda; the chair then called for the vote and recorded the ayes. The contract award was presented as a one-time procurement; no funding source beyond routine county budgets was specified in the record.
No amendments to the motion were recorded, and the transcript does not identify who seconded the motion. The board indicated there would be no executive session that day and proceeded with routine reports after the vote.
County leaders said the county will need to transport the van to and from Denver for the work. “I moved to approve the Watts upfitting to do the upfitting of the prisoner van for prisoner transport in the amount of $44,729.96,” Commissioner Kopanafer said during the meeting.
The chair noted the board had discussed cost options and that the recommendation favored using the local firm in Denver. The board treated the item as the lone matter requiring individual consideration on the consent/contract portion of the agenda; the chair then called for the vote and recorded the ayes. The contract award was presented as a one-time procurement; no funding source beyond routine county budgets was specified in the record.
No amendments to the motion were recorded, and the transcript does not identify who seconded the motion. The board indicated there would be no executive session that day and proceeded with routine reports after the vote.
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