Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Procurement Juvenile Detention topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Board awards juvenile-detention food-service contract to Summit Food Services

Kootenai County Board of Commissioners · July 28, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The board authorized a FY27 food-service agreement with Summit Food Services LLC for the juvenile detention center after staff/department review said the single proposal met RFP requirements and aligned with anticipated FY27 costs.

County staff recommended awarding the juvenile detention food-service contract to Summit Food Services LLC after reviewing the single bid. Eric Sheffield, identified in the meeting as the county director, told commissioners by phone that "the proposal needs to receive all requirements outlined in the RFP" and that proposed pricing "is consistent with our anticipated FY27 costs and will not impact our fee budget request." The board voted to approve the bid award.

According to the presentation, Summit was the only respondent to the RFP and staff cited its track record in recommending approval. Commissioners moved, seconded and recorded the roll call votes; the motion passed and staff were authorized to move forward with a food-service agreement for FY27.