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Ellis County approves purchasing items: sole-source exemptions, aggregate supply and behavioral-health contract
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved a string of purchasing actions: sole-source exemptions for proprietary products (New EarthLock soil stabilizer, Arcosa lightweight aggregate), authorization to purchase EarthLock as needed, a one-year Arcosa aggregate purchase, and an award of informal RFP 2026-001 for behavioral health assessments to TrueCare 24.
Ellis County Commissioners approved multiple purchasing actions covering proprietary materials and a behavioral-health contract.
EJ Harbin, the county's director of purchasing, told the court New EarthLock LLC's EarthLock soil stabilizer is proprietary and only available from the manufacturer, recommending a sole-source exemption under the Local Government Code; the court unanimously granted the exemption and then authorized…
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