Board orders RFP for basement AV system after chair questions bid process
May 19, 2026
After Chair Linda Laylin raised concerns that the county did not follow its bid policy, the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors withdrew a lowest-bid award for basement audio/visual work and voted to seek Requests for Proposals to upgrade the system.
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The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors voted to seek Requests for Proposals to improve the basement conference-room audio/visual system after the board declined to accept a lowest-bid award amid procurement-policy concerns. The action came after Chair Linda Laylin questioned whether the county followed its bid policy when staff recommended awarding the contract to Tri-City Electric Co. of Davenport.
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