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Committee weighs Gordian cooperative procurement, cost uncertainty for North Transportation Facility
Summary
Committee staff presented preliminary plans for the North Transportation Facility and recommended using the Gordian cooperative purchasing platform; members pressed on rising cost estimates, discussed alternatives (add-on vs. rebuild), and scheduled a March board decision after additional pricing in February.
Josh, a district project presenter, told the Properties & Facilities Committee on Dec. 3 that the district has engaged Alloy 5 for preliminary plans for a North Transportation Facility and is considering the Gordian cooperative purchasing platform to speed procurement. "It's going to be a pretty efficient and effective way to get that done," Josh said, describing Gordian as a single-point delivery model with pre-vetted unit pricing that can reduce coordination for small, multi-prime projects.
Committee members urged caution on cost. Josh said the…
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