Warren County opens eight bids for housing study; award to be decided later

Warren County staff opened eight proposals for a countywide housing study and needs analysis at a workshop on May 19, 2025. No county commissioners attended the session.

A staff member read the names of eight bidders and the amounts as presented and said the proposals will be given to Grant Writer Josh Patton for review and scoring; the county will announce an award at a later date. "They will not exceed $60,000," the staff member said when reading one bid.

The staff member listed the proposals and the amounts as read: Baker, Chile — "will not exceed $60,000"; Alliance for Nonprofit — $32,000; M and L Associates — $99,660; Merrick Planning Services — amount unclear in the transcript as read; La Bella — $99,009.80; TPMA — $118,732 (as read); Bowen National — $83,100 (as read); Community Scale — $44,574. The staff member said the bids were not submitted as sealed bids but that the amounts had been recorded for review.

County staff did not take a formal vote or make an award at the workshop. Instead, the staff member said the proposals will be turned over to Josh Patton, the county's grant writer, who will review and score them; the award will be announced later. The staff member closed the web session after the reading and said the review and scoring process will follow the county's procurement procedures.

The session, which focused solely on opening the bids, did not include public comment or deliberation by commissioners. Further procedural details about scoring criteria, timeline for award, or funding sources for the study were not specified in the workshop record.