Oktibbeha County is set to make some money off nearly three dozen old vehicles.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors Monday accepted a bid from Columbus-based Roy Price Car Crushing to crush 34 vehicles and purchase them from the county at a price of $240 per ton. Most of the vehicles were acquired through drug seizures or are old Sheriff”s Office cars which are unsalvageable and have been used for parts, Oktibbeha County Administrator Don Posey said.
“Some of these vehicles weigh 5,000 pounds, so we”re fixing to make a bit of money off them,” Posey said.
In other business Monday, supervisors accepted a bid of $16,424 from Meridian-based Power Engineering Services to serve as engineer for a project which will make six county buildings more energy efficient. New energy efficient lights, thermostat zones, air conditioning units and other features will be installed in the Oktibbeha County Courthouse, Mississippi State University Extension Service office, Oktibbeha County Justice Court, American Red Cross, Oktibbeha County Health Department and Tri-County Narcotics Task Force office. The county received a $187,500 grant for the project.
Supervisors also accepted bids from Premise Inc., which has offices in Tupelo and Clearwater, Florida, to install new computer servers which will serve several county offices.
At a cost of $58,349, Premise will complete a turnkey system in the Oktibbeha County Courthouse, which includes the county”s tax office and chancery clerk”s office. Premise also will install new computer systems at the Oktibbeha County Courthouse annex, which includes the county”s administrative offices and circuit clerk”s office, at a cost of $67,299.
Also Monday, supervisors accepted a bid from Merchants and Farmers Bank to serve as the county”s new depositor. Merchants and Farmers is set to receive an interest rate of .55 percent. The county”s former depositor, Bank First, bid with a .1-percent interest rate.
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