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Pearland ISD purchasing director: references and bidder financials are checked in selection process
Summary
During the consent-agenda discussion, Trustee Murphy asked how reputation/references and subcontractor financial capability are evaluated in bids. Purchasing director said references are checked and weighted scores are used; architects assist in reviewing bidder financials.
Trustees questioned Pearland Independent School District staff about how vendor references and subcontractor financial capability are evaluated during the district's bid process.
Trustee Murphy asked whether the district contacts references listed by bidders and whether subcontractors' financials are reviewed or simply accepted from the bid package.
"Absolutely," purchasing director Lovey said when asked whether references are contacted. "Yes, sir. I get references from every applicant or every bidder, and we go by the weighted percentages that we get for the references. And…
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