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Nampa council presses staff for procurement justification as several sole-source steps move forward
Summary
Council members repeatedly questioned procurement steps for multiple IT and water‑system purchases and directed staff to complete sole‑source documentation or return with an RFP; council approved several items contingent on procurement compliance and split warranty/service approvals for an audio purchase.
At a March 30 special meeting, the Nampa City Council confronted procurement and bidding questions across several agenda items, pressing staff to document whether purchases were appropriately procured or should proceed as sole‑source awards.
Council debated authorizations for replacement server hardware ($112,438) and a SCADA software/hardware update, with John Spencer, director of water resources, saying staff sought three quotes but that the offers were not apples‑to‑apples. Rick Kennedy, director of procurement and risk management, cited recent…
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