School board approves several procurement items including playgrounds, Chromebooks and custodial contract

The Lamar County School Board approved multiple procurement and contract items during its May 12 meeting, including a custodial-services contract, a playground equipment purchase, the acceptance of a Chromebook bid and authorization to hold a reverse auction for dining room furniture.

The board approved a contract with Shannon King for custodial services; during discussion a staff member said the district was able to “lock in a rate.” The board recorded a motion and voted in favor; no dissent was recorded in the public transcript.

The board accepted a bid of $484,790.41 from Pelican Playgrounds to supply playground equipment. The action was moved and approved without recorded objection.

The board accepted the lowest bid for Chromebooks at $425 per device from CDWG. The transcript identifies the vendor as CDWG and the unit price; the board approved the acceptance of that lowest bid.

The board also approved holding a reverse auction for dining room furniture for Oak Grove High School; the action was moved and approved during the consent/business portion of the meeting.

Minutes do not include detailed procurement schedules, vendor contract terms, warranty language, delivery timelines or vendor representatives’ remarks. The board did not read specific contract language into the public record for these items during the meeting.

All procurement approvals were announced alongside other routine business and were recorded as passing during the meeting’s business session.