The assembly reviewed two routine procurement items during the Oct. 30 work session: a short-term rebid for the borough facilities maintenance contract and a proposed one-year shipping arrangement with Matson for recycled-metal containers.

Facilities contract rebid (MK Enterprises)

Staff said the prior Kodiak Island Borough facilities road maintenance and repairs contract expired in 2020 and that, to preserve continuity while procuring a longer-term arrangement, staff issued a bridge-style invitation to bid. The invitation to bid followed borough code and used lump-sum per-occurrence payment modalities rather than time-and-materials. A mandatory pre-bid was held Oct. 6, 2025; bids were due Oct. 20, 2025. Staff said two contractors participated in the most recent pre-bid; the approach was described as well received by attendees.

Matson recycled-metal shipping

The boroughs prior Matson shipping contract ended Sept. 30, 2025. Matson proposed a new one-year agreement; staff contacted other local shippers for competitive quotes and learned the borough would need to provide its own open-top containers for rotation because the borough does not currently own them. Staff also noted Matsons proposed container rate and a minimum-shipping requirement of at least 15 containers in FY2026; staff said the FY2026 rate structure included a change in per-container cost.

Why it matters

Both items are routine procurement matters but affect operating continuity: the bridge contract is designed to keep facilities maintenance services available during a procurement transition, and the Matson arrangement involves logistics and likely incremental costs for the borough (container ownership or leasing and a minimum shipments requirement).

Next steps

Both items were presented for assembly review and will appear on the regular meeting agenda for action.

Speakers

- Seema (staff) presented both procurement items and answered procedural questions.

Provenance

- topicintro: transcript excerpt (tc_start: "02:36:08") "Contract number FY2026-23 rebid with MK Enterprises LLC..." (speaker: Seema)
- another excerpt: transcript excerpt (tc_start: "02:34:16") "The previous contract with Matson for recycled metal shipping services concluded on 09/30/2025..." (speaker: Seema)

Salience: overall 0.30 — justification: operational but routine procurement items; local interest largely limited to affected contractors and borough operations.