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Cole County commissioners pause decision on countywide janitorial contract after wide bid spread
Summary
Commissioners reviewed seven bids for countywide cleaning services that ranged from about $234,000 to $734,000, discussed splitting public works into a separate RFP, and agreed to return the item to next week's agenda for more research and references.
Cole County commissioners on Sept. 16 reviewed seven proposals for a countywide general cleaning and janitorial services contract and decided to postpone awarding the contract while staff checks references and considers bidding public works separately.
The bids for the 2025-23 janitorial services procurement ranged from roughly $234,000 to about $734,000 for countywide coverage, according to staff. Commissioners were told the county's current provider for the public works facility has given notice that it cannot continue, and that facility might need a separate procurement if the commission rejects the countywide bid.
"We bid out the cleaning and…
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