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Marlboro County awards electronic-sign contract; lawn-care award recorded amid a minutes inconsistency
Summary
Council accepted a $32,460 bid from Signs Unlimited for an electronic sign and approved a $24,180 lawn-care contract for David Industrial; the lawn-care vote is recorded as 4–1–2, but the minutes list a council member both as voting and as 'not present.'
Marlboro County Council accepted two procurement recommendations at its April 30 meeting, awarding a contract for an electronic sign to Signs Unlimited and approving a lawn-care contract with David Industrial.
Staff reported seven bids for an electronic sign and recommended Signs Unlimited at $32,460. Council member Jason Steen moved to accept the Signs Unlimited bid, and Council member Steve Blackmon seconded; the minutes record the vote as in favor and the motion carried.
For lawn care, staff recommended David Industrial at $24,180 from a list of competing bids that included D & D Outdoors, Elliott Lawn Care, Jackson Landscaping & Construction, Palmetto Lawn Enforcement and Travis Zimmerman. Council member Steve Blackmon moved to accept the David Industrial bid and Council member Charles P. Midgley Jr. seconded. The minutes record the vote as: in favor — Charles P. Midgley Jr., Anthony Woods, Lafeyette Jackson, and Verd Odom; opposed — Jason Steen; abstentions — Pearly Lawson and Dr. Damien Johnson; the minutes summarize the overall tally as 4 yes, 1 no, 2 abstain and state the motion carried. The same page of the minutes also lists Mr. Verd Odom as 'not present,' a contradiction in the published record.
The clerk’s certified minutes list the bidders and the recommended awards. The minutes do not include detailed debate on the bids; the recorded motions and outcomes are the official action taken at the meeting.
Next steps: contracted vendors and the county procurement / finance offices will complete award paperwork and contract execution according to county procurement processes.
