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Commissioners approve non‑proprietary generator for Polk County Jail and authorize new transport bus and vehicle equipment
Summary
The court approved the purchase and installation of a non‑proprietary generator for the Polk County Jail (quote $704,398.12, $750,000 not to exceed), authorized a 40‑foot StarCraft transport bus, and approved aftermarket equipment for sheriff and constable vehicles.
Polk County Commissioners Court approved a package of capital purchases for public safety at the Aug. 2025 meeting, including a non‑proprietary generator for the county jail, a 40‑foot transport bus, and aftermarket equipment for law- enforcement vehicles.
Court documents showed a proposal for a generator system to replace the jail’s failing switchboard and to provide a single non‑proprietary system the county can maintain and service without being locked to a single vendor. The recommended purchase…
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