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Edmonds committee backs forwarding renewal of job-order contracting program to full council
Summary
The Edmonds City Council committee reviewed a request to award three two-year job-order contracts after a new RFP process; committee members asked for contractor names, bid details and confirmation of apprenticeship and federal-funding rules before consent.
Tom Sullivan, a Public Works staff member, told the Edmonds City Council committee on July 15 that staff recommends awarding three new job-order contracts after the city’s May request for proposals produced four responsive bids in June. The contracts would run two years with a one-year option and replace the first set of contractors used under the program that began after a 2022 purchasing-policy amendment allowing job-order contracting.
The committee’s discussion focused on transparency about the awardees, compliance with state apprenticeship requirements and whether federal disaster funds such as FEMA could affect projects…
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