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Taos County approves EV grant acceptances, vendor contracts and facility change orders at July 7 meeting
Summary
The commission approved NMDOT EV grant acceptances for Costilla and Penasco community centers, awarded a $330,000 commissary/meals contract to Summit Food Services, approved facility contracts (Honeywell, Northern Paving) and several change orders for fire and detox projects; vote tallies are not specified in the public transcript.
At its July 7 meeting the Taos County Commission approved a set of resolutions, contracts and change orders spanning grant acceptances, procurement awards and capital repairs.
Resolutions: Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2026-28 to accept NMDOT electric-vehicle infrastructure grant funds for the Costilla Community Center and subsequently approved a similar NMDOT grant acceptance for the Penasco Community Center.
Corrections Contract: The commission approved contract TCC2026-28 to award detention meals and commissary services to Summit Food Services LLC (contract figure cited in staff materials: $330,000 inclusive of New Mexico GRT) and authorized the county manager to sign the final executed contract once legal review was complete.
Senior services: The board approved a fiscal-year food budget of up to $254,320 for Taos County senior centers, moving purchases to a state price agreement vendor.
Facilities and capital projects: Commissioners approved contract TCC2026-29 with Honeywell for HVAC condenser-coil replacement at the administration and judicial complex (amount cited: $73,002.40 inclusive of GRT) and granted the county manager authority to sign the finalized contract. The board also approved contract TCC2026-30 for phase 1 of the Anokimahadal community-center parking-lot improvements with Northern Paving ($138,666.18 exclusive of NMGRT) and authorized the manager to sign the final contract so work could proceed this summer.
Change orders: The commission approved two change orders for the Wheeler Peak volunteer fire station (well and drainage system) to be paid from fire-protection funds and approved Change Order #3 to re-roof an older section of the detox center, with staff saying grant funds will cover the work and that a special-use permit from the town remains part of the facility’s operating approvals.
Consent and procedural items: The consent agenda (items A–H) passed and commissioners voted to go into and return from executive session to discuss threatened litigation related to the Taos Detention Center; the chair said no final decision was made in closed session.
The meeting record indicates motions were made and seconded and that commissioners answered “Yes” during roll-call votes, but the public transcript does not include a full, named tally for each action. Staff present (procurement and project managers) explained scope and funding sources for the items above.
