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Abilene council approves Crow Group for zoo 'Africa' rebuild after rebid; members debate price vs. timeline
Summary
After a required rebid, the Abilene City Council approved Crow Group to build the zooAfrica expansion, accepting a slightly higher price in favor of a faster schedule and higher evaluation score; councilors debated the weight of best-value scoring versus lowest bid.
The Abilene City Council on Feb. 12 awarded the contract for the Abilene Zoo's "Africa" expansion to Crow Group after the project was rebid because the city failed to publish a required second notice. Leslie Andrews, director of parks and recreation, said staff used the same scope and scoring method in the second round and that Crow's revised proposal scored highest on the evaluation matrix.
The vote follows a contentious debate over best-value scoring. Andrews told council the rebid produced more complete, competitive proposals and that the evaluation was conducted blind by a…
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