Jackson County introduces multiple equipment and rental contracts, including portable toilets and golf carts

The Jackson County Legislature introduced several procurement and contract matters covering equipment and rentals for county departments.

The legislature recorded an award of a 24-month term supply contract with two 12-month options to extend for portable outdoor toilet rentals to ORI Outdoor Restrooms of Blue Springs, Missouri, under invitation to bid 25-008. A committee report from Finance and Audit said the committee held the matter. The transcript records the committee report as: "Committee held."

The legislature also recorded an eight-month contract extension for the lease of golf carts, a beverage cart, and a range picker for use by the Parks and Recreation Department to PNC Equipment Finance LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio, at a cost not to exceed $37,912 under National IPA contract number 161101. That item appeared before the budget committee and was described in the meeting record as an extension; no final adoption was recorded on June 2.

Separately, the legislature introduced a split 24-month term supply contract (with one 12-month option to extend) for heavy equipment rental for various county departments to Road Builders Machinery and Supply Company, Inc., of Kansas City, Kansas, and H and E Equipment Services, Inc., of Baton Rouge, Louisiana (invitation to bid number 25-009). That item was referred to the Finance and Audit Committee.

No public debate about vendor selection, contract terms beyond the stated amounts/durations, or procedural challenges was recorded during the June 2 session. Several of the procurement items were sent to committee or reported as "committee held," so final contract awards, if any, will be reflected in future committee or full-legislature actions.