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Carroll County Commission waives bidding to buy replacement meal-delivery van
Summary
The Carroll County Commission voted April 3 to waive competitive bidding and authorize up to $20,000 from the capital reserve to purchase a replacement vehicle for the county meal-delivery program after staff said the existing vehicle failed inspection and would cost more to repair than it is worth.
The Carroll County Commission voted April 3 to waive the competitive-bidding process and authorize up to $20,000 from the county capital reserve to buy a replacement vehicle for its meal-delivery service.
Superintendent King told the commission the county’s 2010 Ford Explorer, used to carry meals to a nursing home three times daily, recently failed inspection and has a rusty frame. "In my opinion is not worth sinking money into," King said, adding the county spent $3,318 on maintenance in 2025 and has a quoted repair of about $2,100 for…
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