County authorizes RFQ for large engineering projects; staff warns $100,000 on-call cap is outdated

Oct 7, 2026

Commissioners approved permission to advertise an RFQ for engineering services for several large projects that exceed the county's existing on-call contract cap of $100,000; staff recommended considering raising the cap to speed project delivery.

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The commission authorized a request for qualifications (RFQ) to solicit engineering firms for multiple large capital projects previously approved in the budget process. Frank, a county staff member, told commissioners the projects exceed the current on-call contract cap, which is about $100,000 and is approximately 15 years old.

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