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Deschutes County: RFP for Redmonds Desert Rise managed camp draws no viable bids; staff directed to pursue alternatives
Summary
County staff told commissioners the RFP for a single managed-camp operator returned three proposals but none met the RFP criteria; commissioners directed staff to pursue alternatives including an RFQ, breaking the RFP into component contracts, or a county/city interim management model while exploring procurement and liability options.
County staff reported on March 30 that the city of Redmonds timeline to clear the Desert Rise encampment remains set to move forward even as the county-initiated RFP to find a single operator for a managed camp produced no satisfactory bids.
"The proposals did not satisfactorily meet the overall established criteria as outlined in the RFP," Deputy County Administrator Eric Croft said, describing evaluator concerns about liability, insurance and the limited two-year operations funding the county had committed. Croft told the board the Redmond city packet (March 10) lists outreach March 30March 31, a notice on April 1, reminder outreach through April, a final notice and May cleanup, and an anticipated closing of the site on June 1.
Several members of the public and service providers urged caution. Carol Carlson, a…
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