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Board approves multiple vendor and renovation contracts, including $929,065 cafeteria award
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Summary
On April 14 the board approved multiple procurement items: a child-nutrition group-purchasing award to Gordon Foods, a $929,065 award to FMS for the Morgantown High School cafeteria renovation (phase 2), a produce contract to West Virginia Harvest, and several other vendor agreements; votes were recorded where noted.
The Monongalia County Board of Education approved a series of procurement and vendor contracts at its April 14 meeting, including a $929,065 award for the Morgantown High School cafeteria renovation.
Superintendent presentation: The superintendent recommended several routine procurement actions: awarding the child nutrition group‑purchasing bid to Gordon Foods, approving a produce bid to West Virginia Harvest, contracting Hotel Morgan as an AP testing center, and awarding the Morgantown High School cafeteria renovation (phase 2) to FMS as the lowest bidder at $929,065.
Board action and votes: The board moved, seconded and approved the Gordon Foods group‑purchasing recommendation and the West Virginia Harvest produce bid by voice vote. The FMS bid for the MHS cafeteria renovation was approved after trustees noted they had previously worked with the contractor on phase 1 and described satisfactory performance. The Hotel Morgan contract prompted a question about a $2,000 room rental; after staff confirmed the amount the board approved the contract. An IBEW memorandum of understanding and other routine procurement items were also approved.
Several votes included recorded split tallies when members voiced opposition: the Lakeview Golf Resort contract (UHSAP testing) passed 4–1 after one member expressed concerns about the rental fee and facility suitability; some other items passed by voice vote without a roll call. The chair recused themself from a payables vote because of a business relationship with a vendor and asked Vice President Haggerty to preside for that portion of the meeting.
What this means: The approved contracts fund food-service continuity, testing logistics and a capital renovation project at Morgantown High School. The cafeteria award carries a stated low bid of $929,065; the agenda packet contains additional line‑item detail not discussed in public.
