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Commissioners approve one-year parks reservation and payment system contract after IT recommendation
Summary
The commission approved a one-year contract to add an online reservation and payment system for parks after staff said the selected vendor offered reservation functionality Instant Pay did not; Commissioner Lee pressed for clarity about noncompetitive selection.
The Utah County Commission voted to approve a one-year contract to provide online reservation and payment functionality for county parks, pavilions and campsites, following an IT recommendation that the selected vendor offered the most cost-effective, local option for an interim year while the county builds its own system.
Commissioner Lee queried why the county did not go through a competitive bidding process for the interim contract and asked whether Instant Pay — which staff said would cover payment processing — had offered a free option. Staff replied that Instant Pay did not provide the reservation side of the system; the selected vendor was recommended because it provided both reservations and payment together at a lower cost during the one-year interim period while IT develops an in-house solution.
Commissioner Lee moved to approve the contract (consent item 16); the motion was seconded and passed by recorded voice vote. Commissioners did not record further details about contract length beyond the one-year interim discussed in the conversation.
Staff said the one-year contract is intended as a stopgap while IT builds county-owned reservation and payment capability.
The commission moved on after approving the item.
