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Commissioners request competitive procurement for administration building A&E after staff recommended single‑source
Summary
After a staff recommendation to single‑source the architecture/engineering contract to the firm already designing the adjacent parking structure, the board directed administration to run a competitive procurement for the administration building A&E services and to return with responses.
Kalamazoo County’s purchasing manager told commissioners that Fishbeck (the A&E firm currently designing the county parking structure) would be the logical single‑source selection for design of a future County Administration building because the two structures would share foundations, mechanical interfaces and a unified BIM model. Purchasing Manager Victoria Barbosa cited guidance from quality‑based selection groups and professional associations that favor continuity where buildings are physically or functionally linked.
Commissioners expressed mixed opinions and asked for greater competition. Several commissioners said they preferred a competitive request for proposals to test the market…
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