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Ascension Parish finance committee forwards multiple contracts and amendments to full council
Summary
The finance committee on Jan. 13 moved several procurement awards, a contract renewal and contract amendments — including a $633,847.88 courthouse renovation bid and a $195,000 increase to legal services — sending all items to the full parish council for final consideration.
The Ascension Parish Finance Committee met Jan. 13 and voted to forward a slate of procurement awards and contract amendments to the full parish council.
Chair (Speaker 1) led the meeting and introduced agenda items that included an amendment to a claims-administration contract, renewal of a vector-control master services contract, multiple lowest-responsive-bid awards for courthouse and fairgrounds projects, a sizable flooring change order at a health unit, and an increase to the legal-services contract with Nagel, Feis & Kysnich. Each item was moved and seconded during the meeting and recorded as sent to council for final action.
Why it matters: the items carry budgetary implications and, in one case, sparked questions from committee members about scope and cost. Several projects affect parish facilities and public health…
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