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Denton City utilities board approves $3.5M engineering selection after staff explains pre‑qualified process
Summary
Board members approved item B and pressed staff for more transparency after staff described a pre‑qualified engineering list used to select a single firm for a roughly $3.5 million project; purchasing staff said scoring is informal and could be documented in future AISs.
The City of Denton Public Utilities Board approved item B on Jan. 12, 2026, after staff described the city’s use of a pre‑qualified engineering list to select a single firm for a project the board identified in discussion as about $3.5 million. Board members asked for more documentation of the final selection criteria before voting.
Lori Hill, the city’s purchasing manager, told the board that Denton maintains a pre‑qualified list for engineering services and “every 3 years we send out a request for qualifications and we qualify firms in…
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