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Council directs staff to seek multiyear quotes for airport mechanical contract after procurement questions

Minot City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

Following questions about procurement scope and fairness to bidders, Minot City Council voted 5–2 to direct staff to solicit quotes for a base year plus two option years (three‑year total) for the Minot International Airport mechanical preventive maintenance contract; staff warned an RFP would extend the timeline.

Minot City Council on March 16 directed staff to obtain new quotes for a base year plus two option years for the airport mechanical systems preventive maintenance agreement, after members raised procurement‑process and fairness concerns.

Alderman Samuelson moved the measure, saying earlier procurement had sought only one‑year quotes and that the low bidder for a longer term had not been given equal opportunity to bid multi‑year pricing. Airport…

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