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Board pauses cafeteria flooring procurement after auditor raises comparability concerns
Summary
Board discussed three vendor quotes for LVP cafeteria flooring and an auditor-identified risk that the quotes are not comparable for procurement rules; staff will provide revised specs and samples and no procurement action was taken at the meeting.
Board members spent an extended discussion on quotes for LVP (luxury vinyl plank) flooring for Sulphur Springs Elementary's cafeteria, reading three vendor responses and product descriptions and debating whether the quotes were materially comparable under audit rules.
An unidentified reviewer cautioned, "If you choose that high one, I'll have to have justification when our auditors review this," and later warned auditors typically require equivalent product quotes and could question a procurement if vendors' responses are…
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