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Fargo commission rejects protest of sole-source purchase of modular vehicle barrier system
Summary
After an executive session, the commission voted unanimously to reject a protest of the city's sole-source purchase of a modular vehicle barrier system and directed staff to continue negotiating terms with the seller, Advanced Security Technologies, and the City Attorney's Office in accordance with prior approval dated 01/21/2025.
Following an executive session the City Commission voted unanimously to reject a protest of the City's sole-source purchase of a modular vehicle barrier system and directed staff to continue negotiating acceptable contract terms with the seller, Advanced Security Technologies, and the City Attorney's Office in accordance with an approval granted on Jan. 21, 2025.
Commissioner Kolpak moved to reject the protest and to direct staff to continue working with Advanced Security Technologies and the City Attorney's Office to negotiate acceptable terms. The motion was seconded and the roll call vote was recorded as: Kolpak: aye; Turnberg: aye; Peppcorn: aye; Strand: yes; Mahoney: aye.
The motion recorded that negotiations should proceed "in accordance with the approval granted on 01/21/2025," as noted in the meeting record. The commission did not amend or add conditions to the prior authorization during the vote.
What's next: staff and the City Attorney's Office will continue contract negotiations with Advanced Security Technologies for the modular vehicle barrier system. The meeting record does not include additional contract terms or an execution date.
