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Commissioners approve jail change order, equipment purchases and lease-purchase for precinct truck
Summary
The court approved change order No. 3 on the jail expansion ($2,435.40) and multiple equipment and procurement actions including a $270,001.44 lease-purchase for a grama truck (five-year lease) and trade-in credit for other heavy equipment; all items carried in recorded votes.
Parker County commissioners approved several procurement items, including a small change order on the jail expansion and heavy-equipment purchases for precincts.
Staff requested approval of change order No. 3 on RFP PC24-43 (jail expansion) to add a fur-down ceiling and paint existing ceiling discovered during construction; the change order amount was $2,435.40 and carried on a motion. The court also approved a lease-purchase via a cooperative contract for a grama truck for Precinct 1 with annual payments around $63,165.98 over five years and a total procurement figure discussed as $270,001.44 (interest excluded). Additional purchases using cooperative contracts and trade-in credits were presented for precinct heavy equipment; staff noted statutory procurement thresholds that sometimes increase costs when using cooperatives. Motions to approve the listed procurement actions carried in open court.
