Commissioners table $RFP award after local-reference and cost concerns
The court tabled a recommended award for grant-writing services (RFP 26-088) following commissioner concerns about reference checks, cost differences with a local provider, and responsiveness; staff said the scoring favored Hagerty Consulting but will furnish evaluation details for review.
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Commissioners voted to table a recommended award of RFP 26-088 for grant-writing services after several members questioned whether references had been checked and why a local contractor who had previously worked with the county scored lower. One commissioner asked whether the county had contacted listed client references; a second commissioner said he personally reached out to Fort Bend County and had not received a response, which raised a red flag.
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