(KLZA)-- The Richardson County Commissioners referred bids for an excavator to Highway Superintendent Steve Darveau Jr. after opening the bids during their meeting Tuesday. 

Bids were received from seven companies in Nebraksa and Iowa. 

Darveau discused a proposal for the purchase of an ATV to be used by Emergency Management, the Road Department and the Sheriff's Department as needed.  A proposal for a 2021 Polaris Ranger with doors, air and heat will be considered during the Board meeting February 23.

A resolution authorizing Richardson County to enter into an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Transporation to obtain County  Bridge Match Program funds for a local project was approved.  

Purchase orders totaling more than $12-thousandfor camera and K-9 equipment to be installed in the two new patrol vehicles being purchased through USDA rural Development grant funding was approved.