Union County to sell three surplus chip-seal machines to Green County for $7,500

Union County commissioners approved the sale of three surplus chip-seal machines to Green County for a total of $7,500 at the meeting. County staff reported the machines had been put out for proposals via the Illinois Association of County Engineers email chain and the highest offer received was $2,500 per unit. "We got $2,500 each for them," the staff member who presented the item said. The presenter said the county originally purchased the machines in February 2008 and has shifted to newer, self-propelled equipment, leaving the older machines in storage. The presenter told commissioners that the county had set an internal threshold of $2,000 per unit before posting the equipment on the public bid website; because the bids exceeded that threshold, staff recommended proceeding with the sale. Commissioner roll call recorded unanimous approval: Harville, Pitts, Miller, Bierstadt and Gould voted yes. The presenter said Jefferson County personnel had visited and inspected the machines before bidding. Staff also noted the buyer’s location as near the St. Louis area. No additional contract terms or delivery dates were specified at the meeting.