Committee debates whether past contractor performance can affect awards as PSTF contracts are considered
During consideration of Referral 26-0098 (authorization of contracts for the PSTF Fire Training Grounds expansion), committee members pressed administrators on whether prior contractor performance can factor into awarding public-works bids; a county official said debarment/disqualification is a separate process while the low-bid framework focuses on the lowest responsible bidder.
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The committee considered Referral 26-0098, which would authorize contracts with Deepasquale Construction, DG Messmer, and Kaplan Schmidt Electric for the PSTF Fire Training Grounds expansion. After a motion and second, committee members questioned whether past performance problems with a contractor could be used to keep that bidder from receiving an award.
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