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Board approves Prairie Farms for milk and recommends Domino's for pizza after competitive bids
Summary
The district awarded its milk contract to Prairie Farms and its pizza contract to Domino's after bids; Prairie Farms was the sole milk bidder and provides milk coolers; the incumbent pizza vendor was disqualified for incomplete paperwork and Domino's was recommended and approved.
Chad Martell, the district's director of food service, presented food-service bid results to the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 board on May 28 and recommended Prairie Farms for milk and Domino's for pizza.
For milk, Martell said Prairie Farms was the only bidder and offers milk coolers, maintenance for the coolers and staffing at delivery; he noted a milk cooler costs about $5,000 and recommended awarding the milk contract to Prairie Farms.
On pizza, Martell said three vendors submitted bids. The district's long‑time pizza provider was disqualified for failing to submit required documentation, which left Domino's as the next bidder in line. Martell told the board that the Domino's price covers whole-grain rich pizzas required for National School Lunch Program requirements at the K–8 schools and the same price applies across school levels, which the presenter said makes it more affordable districtwide. He also said school warmers belong to the district and boosters remain free to contract separately if they wish; any booster involvement with the district contract would require discussion with the approved vendor.
The board moved and recorded affirmative voice votes to approve the recommendations for both milk and pizza bids.
Martell did not provide final contract documents, long-term pricing escalators or the winning bidder's contract term during the public presentation; those details will be part of procurement files and final contracts.
