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Board narrows on‑call contract approvals to six months and defers contract policy manual revisions
Summary
Following extended debate about repeated amendments to on‑call public works contracts, the board approved six‑month extensions for several on‑call contracts and continued the Contract Policy Manual (item 39) for further review and a possible workshop to address thresholds, RFQ/RFP practice, and encumbrance rules.
County supervisors spent a sustained portion of the Dec. 2 meeting debating the county’s reliance on on‑call contracts and repeated contract amendments.
Supervisor Nguyen urged staff and the board to reissue RFQs and RFPs instead of repeatedly increasing encumbrances on the same on‑call agreements. "We need to get to the point where this board has to have a policy that looks at these on call contracts," Nguyen said, arguing several…
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