It is the intent of these specifications for One Vendor to supply Lowndes County with 87 Octane Unleaded up to 10% Ethanol and Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel. Lowndes County will accept up to 5% in our Diesel. Lowndes County currently has 52 transport loads a year per product in various quantities. Weekly loads – No exceptions. Lowndes County’s desire is to maintain maximum fuel capacity for emergency vehicles. The average weekly orders for the past 12 months for Unleaded were 7000/week and 2500/week for Diesel. We fax an order to the vendor usually on Tuesday with the quantity we NEED and we expect that to be delivered. NO SHORTAGES ON DELIVERIES! Lowndes County has two (2) underground gasoline tanks, one holding 10,000 gallons of fuel and the other holding 15,000 gallons of fuel. Lowndes County also has two (2) underground diesel tanks, one holding 10,000 gallons of fuel and the other holding 15,000 gallons of fuel. We currently use petrovend (veeder root) tank monitors and we are not looking to replace this system anytime soon.
