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Rockingham County commissioners approve contracts, payroll and grant applications in March 20 meeting
Summary
The board approved multiple procurement awards and routine items March 20, including a $4.56 million food-services contract, a one-year jail medical addendum and authorization to apply for a $3.32 million community project grant for emergency radio infrastructure.
Rockingham County commissioners approved a slate of procurement contracts, payroll authorization and grant applications during their March 20, 2025 meeting, voting to move forward on food service, fuel, jail maintenance and medical contracts alongside routine consent items.
The most high-profile award was a $4,562,926 contract for food service and long-term care dining at county facilities to Sodeco (listed in the meeting as “Sodeco”), which the board’s food services committee recommended as the lowest and most complete bid. Commissioners said the change will begin a vendor transition from the county’s incumbent provider; county leaders thanked the incumbent for past service during the vote.
Other approvals included vendor awards for fuel supplies to multiple vendors (recommended…
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