Bids for LED lighting at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds were opened last Monday, but all other action on the matter was tabled by commissioners at their weekly meeting. Commissioners opted to give OSU Extension Educator Bryan Kennedy time to review the bids to ensure the low bid by Byrum Electric met all specifications.

Byrum Electric, based out of Enid, turned in a bid of $20,370.

Other submitted bids included: Glen’s Electric, $22,056.53; Dale’s 81 Electric, $22,352.99; Shortstop Electric, $25,352.50; Harmon Electric, $26,704.63; EGS, Inc., $28,000; Ross Electric, $28,150; Bridgepoint Electric, $28,363.50; Crandall and Sanders, $29,032.

Heath Dobrovolny made the motion to table the bids and it was seconded by Ray Shimanek. Jeff Moss also voted in favor.

Commissioners did approve a construction contract and notice to proceed with MMS Construction out of Kingfisher.

MMS Construction was the low bid on a project for the Dover Fire Department that will include a driveway and sidewalks.

That bid for $30,450 was opened at the Sept. 17 meeting along with four others. It was approved at that meeting after being reviewed by Byron Yeoman and Greg Terrell, both volunteers for the Dover Fire Department.

A resolution was approved naming Donnie Head as the county bridge inspector.

Head works through the Circuit Engineering District (CED) #8 out of Alva.

CEDs are funded through state and county funds.

Head will be in charge of ensuring the inspections of more than 260 bridges in the county.

Board members also approved an Emergency Management Performance Grant of $5,000 for the fourth quarter.

The grant is distributed by FEMA. Two tractors, two pickup-trucks and a heat-air unit in District 2 were declared as surplus and commissioners also voted to junk a printer, monitor and hard drive in District 3. A host of road crossing permits were approved, a majority of them in District 3.

Approved for Encana in District 3 were permits for eight 12-inch lay flat lines, two 12-inch poly lines and one three-inch poly line.

Also in District 3, commissioners approved permits for a 16-inch steel line for MarkWest Energy Operating, a four-inch carbon steel line for Enlink Midstream, two 12-inch lay flat lines for McDonald Land Services, a six-inch steel line for Great Salt Plains Midstream and a 12-inch lay flat line for Devon Energy.

Permits in District 2 were for a six-inch steel line for Great Salt Plains Midstream and a 12-inch lay flat line for Tetra Tech.