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Procurement report: district reviews routine sole‑source and emergency purchases
Summary
The district presented its biannual sole‑source and emergency procurement report explaining common justifications (manufacturer parts, fit issues) and auditor questions; staff said the state has not objected to their sole‑source explanations.
Mr. Love (speaker 15) delivered the required report on sole‑source and emergency procurements, explaining these are instances when the district deviates from the normal bid process because parts or timing make competition impractical. "Sole source is just as it sounds, that's the only place that we could find the appropriate part," he said.
Love said regular auditors sometimes ask for supporting logic when alternatives exist but that the state has not pushed back on the district's explanations. He gave Carrier and Trane as typical examples where manufacturer-specified parts and equipment compatibility drive sole‑source selections.
