Lewis and Clark County Commission Public Meeting 11-5-26

At the November 5, 2026, Lewis and Clark County Commission public meeting, commissioners unanimously approved the Scratch Gravel transfer-site project award to Bullitt Contracting LLC of Boulder for $1,927,002, including both additive alternates, with funding from a loan. They also unanimously awarded Montana Materials and Construction of Helena the Lower D2 culvert installation project for $386,000, funded by the Helena Valley flood mitigation rural improvement district. The commission approved a three-party solid-waste agreement with the City of Helena and Republic Services: the County will pay the City’s tipping fees for eligible Scratch Gravel District waste, capped at 2,060 pounds per assessed property per fiscal year; the agreement runs through June 30, 2028, with later renegotiation possible.

The commission approved winter snow-removal contracts for American Hauling and Snow Plowing LLC, First Choice Lawn and Snow LLC, Berkel Ltd. doing business as The Ground Guys, and Rocky Mountain Operations LLC. Staff described a qualification-based roster for on-call work during the 2026–27 winter season, with 19 qualifications received and contracts to be presented in rounds; a contract with Hegeset Water Systems was also recommended, though its vote is not captured in the transcript. Other spending-related actions included approval of the weekly vendor claims report and a memorandum of agreement with the Sheriff’s Employees Association, funded from the Sheriff’s budget, providing a 1% increase in the coroner-salary share and changes to starting pay for detention officers. The treasurer also reported an ongoing effort to digitize roughly half a million microfiche records; no related award or vote was recorded.