PUEBLO, Colo. ' The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on June 5 approved contract amendments and new service agreements to supply materials and contractor services for the county's weatherization assistance program for the 2026 program year.

The contracts amend 2024 awards for materials and add new contractor service agreements for work such as electrical work, water heater replacement and furnace replacement that cannot be completed in-house. Alexis Ellis, who presented the items, said the amendments and new contracts cover the state fiscal year that begins July 1, 2025, and ends June 30, 2026.

The contracts name vendors including Positive Energy, Rocky Mountain Construction Wholesale, Whole Energy and Hardware, Pueblo Win Air, FRPHI Hydronics/Flow Rite, Gentle Wind Inc Power and Morton Electric. "These contract amendments with Positive Energy, Rocky Mountain Construction Wholesale, Whole Energy and Hardware, and Pueblo Win Air are for the materials needed to weatherize our customers homes through Pueblo County's weatherization assistance program," Ellis said. She added the amendments "will remain the same values as they were originally contracted for."

Commissioners asked about vendor performance and how contractors are selected. Ellis said Pueblo County uses competitive bidding and evaluates more than price when vendors fail to deliver product consistently: "If, you know, we had somebody contracted and they weren't able to get us product consistently, we might look at a different vendor even if they were slightly higher priced."

Ellis also said the county's goal for the program this year is 165 homes and that staff expects to complete about 160: "This year, our, goal is a 165 homes. It varies always based on funding. I believe that we're probably gonna end up right around a 160 homes."

County staff said the contractor service agreements are 100% grant-funded and will not require county funds. Commissioners approved both the materials amendments and the new services contracts by voice vote.

The board did not request additional financial appropriations during the approval; staff said the procurements came through competitive solicitations and the awards were within budgeted grant resources.