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District awards school-nutrition supply and food-product contracts; board pushes for less disposable packaging

Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education · November 6, 2025
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Summary

The board approved multiple procurement awards for school-nutrition paper supplies (split among vendors) and a food-product/distribution award to a single bidder; board members urged staff to reduce styrofoam/plastic disposables and to explore compostable/paper alternatives.

The Board of Education approved two major school-nutrition procurement items on Nov. 5.

Bid 26-05 (paper products and supplies) received numerous responsive bids and staff recommended a split award across a list of vendors to supply cups, trays, disposable utensils and other paper/plastic items. The total estimated award for paper products and supplies was $1,843,810.95.

Bid 26-06 (food products and…

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