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Board authorizes bids for snow‑removal and landscaping amid concerns about steep, variable costs
Summary
District staff were directed to go to bid for snow‑removal and site-specific landscaping contracts and to return results in September (snow) and December (landscaping); trustees pressed for clearer scopes, guaranteed rates, and options to bring some work in‑house to lower long‑term costs.
The Blaine County School District Board on July 15 supported staff plans to issue requests for proposals for districtwide snow removal and site‑specific landscaping contracts and returned with multiple directions to tighten scopes and seek price guarantees. Director Benyon described the district’s historical use of multiple contractors and said several vendors had resigned recently; he recommended going out to bid so the district could compare like‑for‑like proposals for snow removal and weekly landscaping services. Benyon said bids…
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