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Laredo ISD presents multiple procurements including electronic recycling, food and kitchen supplies
Summary
Laredo ISD staff presented a package of recommended RFPs and RFQs on Aug. 4, 2025 including renewal of an e-waste recycling contract (estimated revenue $25,000), pools for mechanical and structural engineering, and annual food and kitchen supply contracts with estimated thresholds ranging from $48,979 to $330,000.
LAREDO ISD — District staff on Aug. 4 presented a set of procurement items for the board’s review that included a third-year renewal of an electronic-equipment recycling contract, requests for qualifications (RFQs) to form engineer pools and a slate of requests for proposals (RFPs) for food, kitchen equipment and facilities work.
The procurements were introduced by Angel Velasquez, who told trustees the district recommends three firms for the electronic-equipment recycling renewal — GDI Trading, Iman International Incorporated and STS Recycling — and estimated revenue to the district near $25,000. “They will pick up whatever is obsolete to the school district,” Velasquez said.
Why it matters: the recycling contract both clears warehoused surplus and brings the district modest revenue. Velasquez and other staff described a multi-step process: district fixed-assets personnel palletize surplus items, vendors assess and bid, and staff accept the highest acceptable offer. Trustees pressed staff for prior sale amounts; one board member was told the recent auction raised about $21,000.
Key procurements: staff recommended RFQ 2025004 to create a pool for mechanical, plumbing, electrical and fire-protection engineering (funding to be provided as future projects are approved); RFQ 2025003 for structural engineering services; RFP 23-028 (third-year renewal) for welding, fencing, sheet-metal fabrication and masonry (estimated threshold $60,000); RFP 23Agency000110 for food-safety and sanitation products (estimated $80,000); RFP 23Agency000107 for commercial food products (estimated $330,000); RFP 230133 for kitchen equipment and small wares (estimated $250,000).
Staff described operational details: the district retains some surplus devices for parts and reissuing to students; some equipment is beyond salvage and is sold to recycler bidders. Velasquez said the district has a small pool of vendors for many services so staff can obtain quotes without separate solicitation for small projects.
What trustees asked: board members asked whether employees or residents could buy surplus Chromebooks; staff said functional devices are reused or “cannibalized” for parts and the palletized inventory is sold through the recycling contract. Trustees also asked about vendor insurance status for small vendors (for example, a proprietor named Moses Casillas) and were told procurement reviews insurance and other compliance.
What’s next: staff closed the presentation and invited questions; no formal board action or vote on the RFPs/RFQs was recorded in the transcript. The items remain on the agenda for future formal approval steps as projects and funding are finalized.
Ending: the procurement presentation concluded after trustees discussed sharpening services, kitchen wares, and the district’s ongoing practice of palletizing and offering obsolete electronic equipment to bidders to recover value.
