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Trustees question $500,000-plus Region 1 cooperative and other contract recommendations amid district cost review
Summary
Procurement staff presented recommended cooperative contracts including a Region 1 cooperative package that the evaluation committee estimated at about $500,000; trustees asked for itemized usage reports and signaled plans to cut or renegotiate services to find savings.
Laredo ISD procurement staff presented multiple cooperative and cooperative-eligible contract recommendations on July 15, including software, library and nutrition agreements, and several cooperative vendor lists. The evaluation committee recommended Region 1 Education Service Center contracts and other cooperative buys with estimated totals that drew trustee scrutiny.
Key recommended items and estimated amounts presented by procurement included: Renaissance Learning and Companion Corporation for Accelerated Reader/Star Reading and related licenses (about $192,009.42);…
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