Gage County approves fuel bid this year, to supply fleet

BEATRICE – For fuel supplies sought in bulk by local governments, timing is everything. Gage County apparently timed it out just about right, with approval of a fuel bid this year for diesel and unleaded E-10 fuel.

County Board member Gary Lytle frequently works with fuel prices in his job as a co-op official. "We'll see how the rest of the year goes, but it looks like we hit the right time, again....at this point in time. Who knows what will happen moving forward, but I've been watching and contracting fuel for customers here in the last month and a half...it's been up and down. But, this number here is toward the bottom side of where that range has been. So, it looks like a pretty good deal for the county, again."

The county board today reviewed a lone bid it received, from Sapp Brothers Petroleum. The supervisors approved purchasing up to 72,000 gallons of diesel, at $3.13 a gallon….and up to 38,000 gallons of unleaded at $2.77 a gallon.

While last year’s agreement was cheaper for diesel, at $2.90 a gallon….it was more expensive last year for the county for E-10 unleaded…at $3.04 per gallon.
The supervisors approved the bid unanimously.