Staff to hire engineers and select contractor for cistern platform; bids below purchasing threshold

Staff told the Contract and Supply Committee they will hire engineers to produce stamped drawings for a cistern platform and will select a construction contractor at the department level because the received bids were below the city’s purchasing threshold. "We have to hire our engineers for a stamp set of drawings, and we have to hire the contractor to actually build the platform. We had several bids. The bids are under the threshold for our purchasing policy. So we're gonna try to deal with that internally at the department level and choose the proper contractors and move that forward," said Chris John, DPW commissioner. Staff said the department will proceed with procurement under its delegated authority and will notify the board when the stamped drawings are complete and when they select a contractor, at which point construction costs will be reported to the committee. No formal motion or vote occurred during the discussion.