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Commissioners approve pre-disaster infrastructure-assessment contract after split debate
Summary
The Board approved a three-year pre-disaster contract to secure on-call infrastructure and construction assessment services, but the item drew strong opposition from one commissioner who argued the county already has local engineering resources and should not pay high outside rates.
Beaufort County commissioners approved a multi-year pre-disaster infrastructure-assessment contract at Tuesday’s meeting, but the decision drew a protracted debate over cost, necessity and whether local engineering resources would suffice.
DC, the county’s emergency-services presenter, said the office issued an RFP for pre-disaster infrastructure and construction assessments, received a single responsive proposal from Foreload Forensics of Flower Mound, Texas, and negotiated a…
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