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Commission keeps city maintenance contract for Capitol Circle sections, asks staff to make procurement easier for small vendors
Summary
After discussion about cost and local hiring, the commission approved continued landscaping maintenance through an interlocal agreement with the City for parts of Capitol Circle but directed staff to explore ways to make similar contracts more accessible to small local businesses.
The Leon County Commission approved a contract extension for landscaping maintenance on parts of Capital Circle Southwest and Southeast and directed staff to explore procurement changes to help small local vendors bid for similar contracts in the future.
Commissioner Caban asked the board to issue a competitive RFP to give local businesses a chance at the roughly $143,000 annual contract, saying the board should try to “support a local business” before entering…
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