COUNTY OPENS GLORFIELD ROCK-CRUSHING BIDS

COLFAX – Whitman County commissioners opened bids Monday, July 20, for a rock-crushing project on Glorfield Quarry, on private land off of Rock Lake Road northwest of St. John.

Seubert Excavators of Cottonwood, Idaho, delivered the lowest bid of $297,050 – which was later evaluated by the county Public Works department. They will subsequently recommend it for approval by county commissioners.

The 60,000 tons of rock will go to gravel roads, paid for by the road levy lid lift passed by voters last November.

Other bids included Copenhaver of Creston, Wash., for $399,000; Peak Sand & Gravel of Sandpoint for $297,800 and DeAtley Crushing of Lewiston $416,660.

Two-thirds of quarries in Whitman County are on private land.