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Commissioners approve soliciting unsealed bids for courthouse flooring project
Summary
The commissioners voted to alter procurement practice for a courthouse flooring replacement, directing staff to solicit unsealed written bids from local vendors (suggested 50-70 mile radius) and to return with price comparisons and mobilization details.
Lawrence County commissioners voted to alter procurement practice for a proposed courthouse flooring replacement so the county may solicit unsealed written bids rather than open sealed-bid procurement for this single project. Chair (speaker 3) moved "to alter the procurement policy to allow for unsealed bids" and the board approved the motion after a second and discussion about local vendor preferences and radius for solicitation.
Staff (speaker 4) explained the county's procurement tiers and said the flooring work would ordinarily fall into a top tier requiring sealed bids, but commissioners agreed it would be appropriate to solicit written estimates from a small pool of vendors (staff suggested Rubio's plus one other) and to include mobilization and furniture removal in the scope. Commissioner discussion covered whether to apply local preference rules, what radius to solicit from (suggested 50'70 miles), and practical installation matters such as tile size and whether carpet tiles could be reused.
