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Pitt County commissioners reject bids, direct manager to renew security contracts with incumbents
Summary
After public comment and commissioner questions, the board voted to reject recent bids and authorize the county manager to renew contracts with the three existing security vendors for courthouse, administrative building and social services coverage.
Pitt County commissioners voted June 2 to reject competitive bids for security services and authorized the county manager to renew contracts with the three incumbent vendors that currently cover the courthouse, the county administration building (including the farmers market and planning office) and social services.
The decision came after a public comment urging the board to prioritize quality over the lowest price and a period of commissioner questions about cost differences between bidders.
County Manager (unnamed in transcript) had recommended selecting Allied Universal for courthouse and administrative-building coverage and retaining ENC Protection Group for social services, citing bid tabulations in the meeting packet. The manager told commissioners Allied Universal was the lowest bid for courthouse and administrative functions and recommended contract amounts not to exceed $250,000 for Allied Universal and…
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