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Board approves multiple procurements, consent items and agenda changes; summary of votes
Summary
The Rio Rancho Public Schools board on Jan. 27 approved the prioritized agenda and consent items and voted to award several RFPs and ITBs, including gym-floor maintenance, HVAC filter supply and installation, fire-protection services and special‑services staffing agreements.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 27 approved multiple routine and procurement items during its regular meeting, voting to adopt the prioritized agenda and consent agenda and to award several requests for proposals and invitations to bid.
Key votes at a glance - Prioritized agenda and time allocations: Motion by Jessica Tyler; second (recorded). Motion carried (voice vote), "Aye" recorded and chair declared motion carries 5-0. - Consent agenda (standard consent items): Motion by Jessica Tyler; second by Jeff Morgan. Motion carried 5-0. - Extend audit contract with Beasley Mitchell and Company: Motion by Beth Miller; second by Gary Tripp. Roll call: Morgan, Tyler, Tripp, Miller, Galbraith — all yes. Motion carried 5-0. - Approve amended CTE joint-use agreement with CNM (RioTech): Motion by Jessica Tyler; second by Jeff Morgan. Roll call recorded; motion carried 5-0.
Procurement awards (board action) - RFP 2025-003-FAC Gym floor inspection, repair and maintenance: Board approved a multi-award to Benchmark Wood Floors, Inc. and Robert Cohen Company, LLC. Motion by Jessica Tyler; second by Jeff Morgan; motion carried. - ITB 2025-014-FAC HVAC filters and installation: Multi-award recommended to TLC Services LLC and Wyze Air Filters (Wyze/Wise Air Filter name appears in procurement record). Motion by Jessica Tyler; second by Jeff Morgan; motion carried. - ITB 2025-015-FAC Fire protection services: Multi-award to Evron LLC, Pass Fire Protection, and Audio Visual Integration Systems LLC (d/b/a Data Links Integration). Motion by Jessica Tyler; second by Beth Miller; motion carried. - RFP 2025-009-SPSV Special services staffing: Multi-award to 20 vendors (including AMN Allied Services, Soliant, Stepping Stones Group LLC, Emerges Healthcare Staffing and others) to create staffing price agreements for a multi-year period. Motion made and seconded; motion carried.
Procurement context: Purchasing staff said the awards will establish price agreements and vendor panels the district can use on an as‑needed basis; staff estimated the procurements will result in roughly 40 price agreements over the next four years and stressed the technical nature of some services (gym-floor maintenance, fire-protection monitoring, special-services staffing).
Ending: Trustees thanked procurement and finance staff for the work to prepare the solicitations and recommended awards. Several motions were unanimous or carried by roll-call vote; staff will finalize contracts and notify vendors.
