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Pratt County staff to seek negotiated procurement after Sawyer RFP bids come in higher than expected
Summary
County staff reported that an RFP covering three segments returned bids significantly above estimates, with tariffs and long construction timelines cited as main causes; staff recommended pursuing negotiated procurement and exploring crossing fiscal years for financing.
Pratt County staff reported that the request for proposals (RFP) to build three segments — Hardner, Sawyer and Sharon — returned bids well above county expectations, and recommended moving to negotiated procurement to try to lower costs.
Heather (county staff) told commissioners that the RFP submitted covered all three segments and included prices by segment but “came in higher than expected.” She said bidders included a contingency tied to tariffs — “about 20, quite frankly, 25%…
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