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Eastern Delaware County JRD authorizes contract with consultant for community-center planning
Summary
The board waived competitive bidding, approved Resolution 2026-03 and authorized staff to execute a contract to secure community-center planning services (base proposal $67,200; contract authorization up to $67,646). The consultant said it has a schedule to meet ballot and November completion goals.
The Eastern Delaware County Joint Recreation District voted May 21 to authorize community-center planning services and to proceed with contracting under its procurement policy.
Staff presented Resolution 2026-03, explaining the district can waive competitive bidding for professional services under its procurement policy for projects below $75,000. "That just basically acknowledges that we're waiving competitive bidding because these are professional services, and they are less than $75,000," said Mister Hennessy, the staff member presenting the packet. He summarized the Pizzuti Solutions proposal to provide programming, facility-development support, financial strategy, funding assistance and help with site selection.
Staff said the proposal's base price is $67,200 and asked the board to authorize staff to execute a contract with Pizzuti Solutions up to $67,646 to provide the services. A consultant representative told the board the team "already have started working on a schedule" and could meet an early completion target (the proposal lists a completion date of Nov. 20, 2026) and that the plan includes work needed to get a measure ready for the ballot in early 2027.
Board members discussed meeting cadence and a small volunteer subcommittee to stay engaged with the consultant; Chair volunteered to participate and other members agreed to make themselves available as needed. The consultant offered to provide monthly summaries of progress or end-of-month reports and to schedule biweekly meetings as the work ramps up.
A motion to approve the consultant contract authorization was made and seconded; the chair called the roll and announced the motion passed with four yeas.
The board asked staff to provide the consultant schedule and to coordinate meetings before the board's next meeting on June 29, 2026.
