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Cole County commissioners pick Caterpillar proposal, approve equipment quote for juvenile center
Summary
The Cole County Commission approved a contract for food service equipment and signaled selection of a Caterpillar generator for the new Juvenile Family Center after staff presented competing state-contract quotes and funding options were discussed.
Cole County commissioners approved a vendor quote for food service equipment and moved to proceed with a Caterpillar generator for the new County Juvenile Family Center during their March 31 meeting.
The commission voted by voice to accept a food service equipment quote presented by a county presenter (identified in the transcript as Speaker 8) that the presenter said would save roughly $13,000 compared with other bids. Commissioners then discussed which fund to charge—general revenue or capital improvements—with staff advising that capital improvements would preserve general fund flexibility.
The discussion shifted to two…
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