OSCN Oklahoma Statutes Citationized

• 69 O.S. § 636.1
• 69 O.S. § 636.2
• 69 O.S. § 636.3
• 69 O.S. § 636.4

Any county with insufficient funds during a fiscal year to purchase highway construction or maintenance equipment or machinery outright is eligible to request to lease or lease purchase such equipment through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) using the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund. Requests must be made by the action of the board of county commissioners. Eligibility is on a priority basis determined by the county funding classification designation during any fiscal year. This classification is developed by ODOT and the Oklahoma Cooperative Circuit Engineering Districts Board (OCCEDB) and approved by the ODOT County Advisory Board (CAB) and the Oklahoma Transportation Commission.

When a county is notified by ODOT that funds have been approved for the purchase of machinery or equipment, the county can do the following:69 O.S. § 636.3(F)

1. Notify ODOT of its requirements and specifications, provide a list of vendors, and request ODOT to solicit bids for the needed machinery or equipment in accordance with the Central Purchasing Laws.
2. The county can solicit its own bids pursuant to the provisions of HB 1258 and the bid procedures provided for in Section 1500 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes
   1. Refer to “County Lease Purchases Using County Funds” in this

If no funds are available in the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund, ODOT, upon notification that a county desires to lease or lease purchase road machinery or equipment, shall certify to the county that there are no funds available in that fund for such purposes. The county may then request the Purchasing Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to solicit bids or request bids pursuant to the provisions of the purchasing laws in the Oklahoma Statutes to lease or lease purchase the requested road machinery or equipment.

• 69 O.S. § 636.3(E)
• 19 O.S. § 1500 et seq

Contact the Local Government Division of ODOT for rules and regulations regarding procedures for the lease or lease purchase of road machinery and equipment through the County Road Machinery and Equipment Revolving Fund. Their procedures may differ somewhat from county procedures.