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Kootenai County staff to pursue $110,000 ERP consultant; legal says no RFP required
Summary
County staff recommended hiring a software consultant (budgeted at $110,000) to support an ERP search; staff preferred one firm after interviews and legal advised the contract is a professional services agreement that does not require an RFP.
Kootenai County officials told commissioners Jan. 13 they plan to hire a software consultant to help evaluate and begin the search for a new enterprise financial (ERP) system.
Brandy Falcon said the auditor's office budgeted $110,000 in FY26 for a consultant. Falcon, the deputy finance director, Keith Taylor, and Jack Duffield (IT system administrator for New World) interviewed two consultants and "unanimously preferred" one provider over the other, she said. She asked the board for permission to have a professional services agreement drafted and reviewed by legal.
Dave Ferguson in legal advised that the work would be classified as professional services and therefore would not require an RFP or other procurement steps typical for goods or standard services. Commissioners indicated support for moving forward; Commissioner Duncan said he was "fine with it." Falcon said staff will proceed to have an agreement drafted and reviewed by legal before formal execution.
The next step is for staff to have legal prepare a professional services agreement and return to the board with the contract for approval, per the county's contracting procedures.
