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Developer says county failed to respond to RFP inquiries, calls for improved procurement communication
Summary
A local developer told the Board of Supervisors he submitted a construction-management proposal and repeatedly received no substantive responses from county staff, citing specific staff members and a missed RFP announcement timeline.
Omar Afifi, identifying himself as a developer and owner of a construction and construction-management firm, told the Board of Supervisors that he submitted a proposal in response to an RFP with a March 10 deadline and that the public announcement was expected in April.
Afifi said he repeatedly contacted the county project lead (identified in his remarks as "Glenn March") starting two weeks after the deadline and later contacted Susan Parker, but he said he received no substantive responses explaining the status. "I got very frustrated with him not responding to my emails," Afifi said. He said Parker replied but that her response felt dismissive and did not address the timeline or provide an explanation.
Afifi said his firm works with federal agencies and multiple counties and that he believes Lake County has strong potential for development but that potential will be limited if procurement contacts ignore proposers. He asked the board to improve responsiveness to firms that submit proposals.
The transcript records the dates Afifi provided (proposal due March 10; expected announcement in April) and names he used for county staff contacts, but it does not include a county staff response on the record during public input, nor does it record any motion or action by the board.
