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Arapahoe County staff ask commissioners to waive procurement rule to keep CoreCivic beds after a late RFP submission
Summary
Arapahoe County staff requested a waiver to accept a late proposal from incumbent provider CoreCivic so community corrections beds are not lost; a commissioner moved to approve the waiver but the transcript records no second or roll-call vote.
Catherine Smith, director of community resources, told the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners that an RFP for community corrections providers produced two submissions but the largest incumbent, CoreCivic, submitted its proposal after the deadline and therefore did not meet the solicitation's responsiveness rules. Smith said staff reviewed the late proposal at CoreCivic's request and deemed it acceptable and urged the board to approve a purchasing-policy waiver to continue contracts…
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