Harford County Board of Estimates approves contracts for road work, waste services, vehicles and IT support
July 14, 2026 | Harford County, Maryland
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The Harford County Board of Estimates approved a broad set of procurement awards and contract changes during its June 16 meeting, voting unanimously with one member absent to award contracts for road resurfacing, solid waste services, vehicle and equipment purchases, IT support and other county services.
The most significant financial approvals included a recommended Intergovernmental Agreement with Maryland Environmental Service to continue core solid waste operations and landfill management at a not-to-exceed amount of $7,956,191.00 and multiple road resurfacing contracts: $3,844,630.00 to Allan Myers MD, Inc. for about 5.91 miles of roads and $1,947,834.25 to Frank J. Goettner Construction Co. for approximately 3.53 miles. The board also approved a $1,557,584.00 contract for roof, HVAC and generator replacement at the Abingdon Water and Sewer Maintenance Facility.
Department of Public Works presenters detailed several fleet and equipment purchases: Hertrich Fleet Services was recommended for multiple vehicle purchases (two 2026 Ford Rangers at $77,790.00, one 2026 Ford Ranger at $38,895.00, and two 2026 Ford Transit cargo vans at $92,838.00), and Carter Machinery Company was recommended for a 2026 Caterpillar 309 excavator at $128,430.00 (including a $40,000 trade-in). The Department of Emergency Services recommended a recurring maintenance contract for EMS equipment with Stryker Sales, LLC for $364,238.50 per year.
Information technology and communications approvals included a piggyback Verizon Wireless agreement to support approximately 1,000 county devices (Office of Information & Communication Technology recommended up to $572,000.00 to Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless) and a separate Verizon piggyback for Harford County Sheriff’s Office devices (recommended not to exceed $520,000.00). The Board also approved a change order to CivicPlus for continued hosting, ADA monitoring and Parks & Recreation registration services, increasing that contract by $119,806.51 to $234,939.76.
Other approvals included on-call environmental design services (combined not-to-exceed $10,000,000 per year across awarded firms), a five-year Plumtree Run water-quality monitoring sole-source with the U.S. Geological Survey totaling $560,694.00, and contract increases for senior activity center fitness instructors.
All motions to approve the recommendations were made by Treasurer Robert Sandlass and seconded by Joseph Siemek, Director of the Department of Public Works, and were recorded as approved without recorded opposition. No substantive debate or public controversy was reflected in the meeting record for these items.
Votes at a glance: the board approved all presented items (Items 06-16-26-01 through 06-16-26-28) as recommended; each motion was made and seconded and recorded as approved with one member absent. The meeting adjourned at 2:16 p.m.
The Board’s packet and signed minutes will provide the formal contract documents and more detailed terms, including precise scopes of work and timelines for each award.
The most significant financial approvals included a recommended Intergovernmental Agreement with Maryland Environmental Service to continue core solid waste operations and landfill management at a not-to-exceed amount of $7,956,191.00 and multiple road resurfacing contracts: $3,844,630.00 to Allan Myers MD, Inc. for about 5.91 miles of roads and $1,947,834.25 to Frank J. Goettner Construction Co. for approximately 3.53 miles. The board also approved a $1,557,584.00 contract for roof, HVAC and generator replacement at the Abingdon Water and Sewer Maintenance Facility.
Department of Public Works presenters detailed several fleet and equipment purchases: Hertrich Fleet Services was recommended for multiple vehicle purchases (two 2026 Ford Rangers at $77,790.00, one 2026 Ford Ranger at $38,895.00, and two 2026 Ford Transit cargo vans at $92,838.00), and Carter Machinery Company was recommended for a 2026 Caterpillar 309 excavator at $128,430.00 (including a $40,000 trade-in). The Department of Emergency Services recommended a recurring maintenance contract for EMS equipment with Stryker Sales, LLC for $364,238.50 per year.
Information technology and communications approvals included a piggyback Verizon Wireless agreement to support approximately 1,000 county devices (Office of Information & Communication Technology recommended up to $572,000.00 to Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless) and a separate Verizon piggyback for Harford County Sheriff’s Office devices (recommended not to exceed $520,000.00). The Board also approved a change order to CivicPlus for continued hosting, ADA monitoring and Parks & Recreation registration services, increasing that contract by $119,806.51 to $234,939.76.
Other approvals included on-call environmental design services (combined not-to-exceed $10,000,000 per year across awarded firms), a five-year Plumtree Run water-quality monitoring sole-source with the U.S. Geological Survey totaling $560,694.00, and contract increases for senior activity center fitness instructors.
All motions to approve the recommendations were made by Treasurer Robert Sandlass and seconded by Joseph Siemek, Director of the Department of Public Works, and were recorded as approved without recorded opposition. No substantive debate or public controversy was reflected in the meeting record for these items.
Votes at a glance: the board approved all presented items (Items 06-16-26-01 through 06-16-26-28) as recommended; each motion was made and seconded and recorded as approved with one member absent. The meeting adjourned at 2:16 p.m.
The Board’s packet and signed minutes will provide the formal contract documents and more detailed terms, including precise scopes of work and timelines for each award.
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