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Board hears recommendation to award copier contract to Ford Business Machines at $9,600 per month

McKeesport Area School District Board of Directors · January 9, 2026

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Summary

The board was told the business office received five proposals and administration recommends awarding a 63-month copier contract to Ford Business Machines for $9,600 per month; the item will appear on next month's agenda for formal action.

Unidentified Speaker opened discussion of item 6.2, a proposed contract for district copiers, and said administration received five proposals and recommends Ford Business Machines.

According to the meeting discussion, the recommended contract would run 63 months at $9,600 per month. The chair stated he believed that represents a savings compared with the district's current arrangement and said the item will be placed on next month's agenda for formal action.

A second participant confirmed the contract terms when asked for verification. No formal vote or mover/second was recorded in the provided transcript for this item; the board sought to approve multiple consent items by group during the meeting.

Next steps: the contract recommendation will be presented on the next agenda for approval; no procurement award or formal motion text appears in the provided record.