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Commissioners award airport house contract to Solitaire Homes of Amarillo
Summary
After receiving sealed bids and tabulating scores, Hutchinson County awarded a contract for a manufactured replacement airport house to Solitaire Homes of Amarillo, citing warranty and tabulated scoring; commissioners approved the award by motion.
The Hutchinson County Commissioners Court voted July 22 to award the contract to purchase a manufactured home for airport housing to Solitaire Homes of Amarillo after reviewing sealed bids and applying a tabulated scoring sheet to ensure a competitive process.
Staff said several bids were disqualified for failing to meet the posted specifications (for example, missing required sets of steps). After tabulating the remaining bids, commissioners focused on price, availability and warranty coverage—one offered a 12-year structural warranty while another had immediate availability. A commissioner moved to award based on the warranty and tabulation; the motion carried.
The court discussed installation cost and utility hookups as separate items (staff estimated utility tie-in costs could run into the thousands). Staff will coordinate delivery and installation with the awarded vendor.
What happens next: Staff will complete contract paperwork and coordinate site utilities and installation; commissioners asked staff to preserve the scoring records and public-bid documentation for the county’s procurement file.
