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Board approves playground projects after waiving bidding rule; members dispute using Fund 80 for costs
Summary
The school board approved a waiver of purchasing policy to accept a single playground bid and authorized playground projects at Lakeside and Jefferson using community-services (Fund 80) funding. Members debated legal and equity implications of charging Fund 80 versus Fund 10/referendum funding and the lack of multiple bids.
The Oshkosh Area School District board voted to waive board purchasing policy 63-20 and approved playground contracts for Jefferson and Lakeside elementary schools after staff recommended a waiver because only one vendor submitted bids.
Mister Neehan, district staff, told the board that the district sought multiple playground vendors but received a single responsive bid; one vendor was fully booked and several vendors did not submit proposals. He described a planned change to the procurement approach—moving from selecting detailed equipment and then soliciting bids to an early “design-bid” process that asks vendors to propose options and prices up front.
Board member Doctor Hess questioned the waiver and the single-bid…
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