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Council presses staff to standardize contract-evaluation criteria and improve packet transparency
Summary
At consent-agenda review council members raised concerns about inconsistent procurement evaluation criteria (four vs. five factors), asked that rotating title-company names be shown in the packet, and directed staff to return with a briefing to standardize practices.
During consent-agenda review the council raised multiple procedural questions about procurement evaluation and packet transparency, directing staff to present a briefing on standardized criteria and to include title-company information in future packets.
Councilwoman Johnson asked why some contracts are evaluated using four factors and others using five, saying, “why do we just use 4 factors, to determine the best value for the dollar?” Staff replied that the selected criteria vary based on the commodity and the type of service, and that…
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