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Thurston County approves IT migration grant contract, road safety construction award and property disposal code changes
Summary
The board accepted DHS grant funds and contracted with a vendor for phase one of a .gov domain migration, awarded a federally funded HSIP road safety construction contract to the low bidder, and amended county code governing surplus property sale procedures.
At its March 17 meeting Thurston County commissioners approved several administrative and capital actions.
Information Technology: The board accepted funding awarded under the Department of Homeland Security State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program to support migration to a .gov domain required under Washington Senate Bill 5014. The board authorized a contract with Worldwide Technologies to carry out phase one of the migration; staff said the vendor would present a plan for phases two and three and that the grant covers only the first phase.
Road safety and electrical services: Public Works reported that the 2024 HSIP county road safety and countywide electrical services combined construction project received four bids; the low responsive bid from Masonic Construction (Gig Harbor) was $2,711,558.80. The board approved awarding the contract and authorized change orders up to 10% of the contract value for unforeseen site conditions. Staff said the project is 100% federally funded through WSDOT local programs.
Property management code: The board approved amendments to Thurston County Code Chapter 2.104 to clarify notice and advertising requirements for surplus property sales, allow negotiated sales to adjoining property owners when public auction is unlikely to reach market value, and update formatting and numbering for administrative consistency. Staff said the changes followed a public hearing and consultation with legal counsel.
Each contract and ordinance approval moved forward by recorded motion; staff noted compliance review by risk, legal and contracts offices for the IT grant and an executed procurement process for the construction contract.
