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Council rejects $102,973 Gordian feasibility study for new police building after budget and scope concerns
Summary
Councilors questioned scope and cost of a proposed $102,973 feasibility study for three candidate police‑building sites and declined to authorize the contract after members said city engineers and prior borings should be considered first.
The Glenarden City Council voted on Jan. 21 not to authorize Gordian to perform a proposed feasibility study for a new police building at a cost of $102,973.27.
Supporters argued the study would identify the best of three candidate sites and provide a single vendor procurement route through Sourcewell and the Maryland Department of General Services. Gordian representatives described their pricing methodology as tied to a regional "price book" of construction line items maintained for Maryland procurement.
Yet several council members said the price was excessive for a study focused…
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