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Ada County commissioners approve updated purchasing thresholds, several contract awards and routine items
Summary
On July 1 the Ada County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution updating delegated purchasing authority to elected officials and department heads, awarded multiple public-works and facilities contracts, tabled two RFP awards for further review, and approved routine licenses, agreements and personnel actions.
The Ada County Board of Commissioners voted July 1 to adopt a resolution delegating updated purchasing and contracting thresholds to elected officials and department heads, approved several contract awards, and handled routine licensing, claims and personnel items.
The board approved Resolution No. 3101, which delegates purchasing and contracting authority up to $7,500 to elected officials, and sets procurement-department thresholds for purchases between $7,500 and $100,000 to align with state procurement law changes that took effect the same day. The resolution also delegates authority to issue public-works purchase orders up to $50,000 and establishes monitoring of delegated authority, with the board reserving the right to rescind delegations.
The board approved two public-works bid awards: Bid 25066, for the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office CTC tenant-improvement project, was awarded to Optimum Build Group for $92,749 after the solicitation returned three responses and one bidder was found nonresponsive; and Bid 25065, the Ada County EMS Station 38 HVAC replacement,…
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