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Airport advisory board recommends lease of Lot 32 to Fontaine after appeal over RFP envelope rules
Summary
Bonner County Airport Advisory Board reviewed an appeal from 7B Aviation over an RFP technicality, discussed RFP clarity and scoring, and voted to recommend a lease for Lot 32 to Fontaine. The board asked staff to add a submission checklist and proceed with Lot 33 with a 45–60 day response window.
The Bonner County Airport Advisory Board voted to recommend that the Bonner County Commissioners enter into a lease for Lot 32 at Sandpoint Airport with Fontaine, following a formal review of proposals and an appeal over RFP submission requirements.
The advisory board considered a written appeal from 7B Aviation alleging conflicting submission instructions in the RFP and arguing that its envelope met the deadline despite missing the RFP’s required exterior date notation. The appeal named principals Ariel Grace Smith, John Smith, Larry Moore Cummins and Skyler Smith and asked the board to reconsider rejecting their proposal for a technical envelope deficiency.
The board’s review covered the RFP language, the county attorney’s prior guidance and the selection matrix…
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