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GGUSD board OKs vendor awards, price increases and $47.3 million in purchase orders
Summary
The board approved multiple business items including an average 8% price increase on six food-service items, vendor awards for office and instructional supplies, a one-year extension for expanded learning programs with Elevo (4% increase), and purchase orders/checks totaling $47,343,117.34.
The Garden Grove Unified School District board approved its business consent items (6a–6j), which included vendor awards, contract extensions and the acceptance of purchase orders and checks totaling $47,343,117.34.
Key items approved: an average 8% price increase on six food-service items under bid number 2303 (item 6a); award of office and instructional supply contracts to responsive bidders; completion and acceptance of multiple small projects at district sites (fencing, lighting, storage/cabinetry, and bird spikes at high schools); an extension for expanded learning programs with Elevo at a 4% average price increase with a contract term of Aug. 1, 2026–July 31, 2027 (item 6d); awards for fresh-produce vendors Gold Star Foods Inc. and Produce Services of Los Angeles (item 6e); participation in the State of California Department of General Services cooperative master agreement with WEX Bank for fuel cards through 06/30/2028 (item 6f); and approval of purchase orders and checks totaling $47,343,117.34 (item 6j).
Board staff said the recommended increases are within bid terms and remain the most cost-effective procurement method. Trustees voted to approve the business items by roll call.
