The Apache Junction City Council in a unanimous vote Jan. 3 on a consent agenda with other items approved a bulk-fuel agreement with Southern Counties Oil Co. dba SC Fuels for $800,000 for one year with the option to renew for up to four additional one-year periods.
Three businesses responded to a recent request for proposals, Administrative Services Manager Heather Hodgman said at the council’s Dec. 6 meeting.
They were SC Fuels, Pinnacle Petroleum Inc. and Petroleum Traders Corp.
“All of them ended up being responsive and responsible. They submitted all of their exhibits, they submitted all of the documents that were required, so we proceeded to move forward with reviewing them,” she said.
SC Fuels’ proposal includes costs of $0.4746 a gallon for red-dyed diesel, $0.3046 a gallon for clear diesel, $0.2195 a gallon for unleaded and $0.2186 a gallon for E55 fuel.
“So when you talk about fuel, it’s about the Phoenix (Oil Price Information Service) rack — it’s typical for both fuels. These prices that you see ... for instance, SC Fuels $0.4746 a gallon for red dye — that is added to the price per gallon that they pull that fuel for that day. So if it’s $4, it will be $4.4746. So they have to include their delivery, their taxes, any other charges they want to put on it,” Hodgman said.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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