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Board approves range of contracts and purchases including investment consultant and ambulance equipment
Summary
The board approved several procurement and contract items: a $475,000 investment‑consultant contract (first year $95,000), two new ambulances outfitting ($392,009.54), inmate medical services payment ($109,771.24 for December), correctional kitchen equipment, a Lexipol learning platform renewal and a Millstone Valley stormwater retrofit ($895,000).
The Board of County Commissioners approved a series of procurement and contract actions at its open session.
Key items approved:
- Investment consultant services: The county solicited proposals and recommended Marquette Associates for a five‑year contract totaling $475,000; the first‑year cost of $95,000 is in the FY‑25 budget and the board approved the award.
- Correctional kitchen equipment: Purchase of a tilting skillet braising pan from Cook’s Correctional for $29,562.67 under a competitively bid contract.
- Inmate medical services: The board approved payment to Prime Care Medical Inc. for on‑site inmate medical services for December 2024 in the amount of $109,771.24 (monthly bill).
- Ambulance outfitting: The board approved equipment purchases to outfit two new county ambulances from Stryker Medical in the amount of $392,009.54 (includes power‑lift stretchers, monitoring systems and automatic CPR device). The two ambulances are part of a planned county‑owned fleet replacement.
- Fire/EMS learning platform: Renewal of the Lexipol online training and learning management system for $50,412 to meet OSHA and EMS compliance training needs.
- Millstone Valley stormwater retrofit: Contract award to Magstone for $895,000; the project is federally/state funded through fiscal recovery funds and will meet MPDS permit requirements.
Staff noted these procurements were budgeted in FY‑25 and used competitively bid contracts or state cooperative contracts where appropriate. Commissioners approved each item by voice vote as presented.
