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Palmdale council requires bidder ranking, headquarters and cost details in staff reports
Summary
Council voted unanimously to require staff reports for applicable procurements to include bidder ranking, bidder headquarters location and the overall cost proposal; staff said detailed bid breakdowns will be distributed to council prior to meetings and legally permissible information will be shared publicly after intent to award.
The Palmdale City Council voted unanimously Jan. 6 to require staff reports for most formal procurements to include three specific pieces of information: the bidder ranking, the bidder's headquarters location and the overall cost proposal.
The motion, introduced by a councilmember during a presentation on procurement methods by Janelle Sampson, the city's director of operations, responded to concerns that staff reports have not consistently provided bidders' geographic information or the breakdowns that let elected officials and the…
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