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Clay County tables contract for parks master plan after questions about cost and scope
Summary
Commissioners voted 6-0 to table approval of a $249,940 contract award for a county parks master plan so the incoming county administrator can review vendor details, following sustained questioning about hourly rates, scope and whether the plan will produce fundable projects.
The Clay County Commission on Thursday voted to table a proposed contract with CHM Government Services to develop a 10-year parks master plan and a five-year strategic plan after several commissioners pressed staff and the vendor on cost, scope and how the plan would translate into funded projects.
John Davis, parks director, told the commission the county issued RFP 30-25 in March, received eight bids and that an evaluation committee — including three park board members and staff from planning and historic sites — shortlisted three firms before recommending CHM Government Services. "We recommend CHM government services," Davis said.
The plan sought a public-input focused master plan…
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