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Laredo ISD staff recommend renewals, cooperatives and RFPs covering electrical, moving, robotics and printing services
Summary
District staff presented a group of recommended renewals, cooperative contracts and solicitations including electrical subcontractors, civil engineering, instructional platforms, robotics/STEM supplies and managed print services.
District staff presented a package of recommended purchases and renewals for board review. Items included renewals and solicitations for: subcontractors for electrical services (RFP 24-010), professional civil engineering and surveying (RFQ 2023-001), electrical items and supplies (RFP 24-007), moving services (RFP 24-011, est. $50,000), multiple cooperative contracts for instructional platforms and assessments (est. $2,400,000), cooperative contracts for robotics and STEM supplies (est. $180,000), BuyBoard contract for annual hardwood floor maintenance (est. $50,000), Sourcewell contract for fire-monitoring equipment and services (est. $250,000), a planned RFP for landscaping services (RFP 25-011, est. $100,000) which trustees requested be set aside for further discussion, Omnia/Choice Partners cooperative for an online and retail marketplace (est. $130,000), and a managed print services RFP (25-001, est. $450,000).
Trustees asked for a breakdown of items under the instructional cooperative contracts to confirm whether specific services are actively being used; staff said they would provide that list. Trustee Ramirez requested the landscaping item be discussed later and staff agreed to set it aside and coordinate additional review with relevant directors before bringing it back to the board.
No formal contract awards were made at this meeting; staff presented the recommended solicitations and cooperative agreements and said purchases will be made from appropriations in the adopted amended budget.
