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Board waives competitive bidding, approves purchase of two probation vehicles from state contract
Summary
The board waived formal competitive bidding and authorized purchase of two vehicles for the Probation Department from Downtown Ford via the California state contract for $89,407.32, citing awarded-state contract and vendor authorization.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the Probation Department to waive competitive bidding and purchase two vehicles directly from a state contract.
Probation staff requested authorization to buy two vehicles through the State of California contract with Downtown Ford. The board voted to waive the county's formal competitive-bidding requirement (citing Lake County Code section 2-38.4) after staff confirmed that the awarding authority and vendor had granted permission and contract documentation was available.
The board approved the purchase order for two vehicles for $89,407.32 and authorized the Probation chief to issue the purchase order.
Why it matters: The waiver uses a statewide purchasing contract to expedite vehicle acquisition for a public safety department; staff said required approvals from the awarding authority and vendor were obtained and the county will conform to the state contract terms.
