New County Procurement Chief Asks For Help

Sarasota County’s new procurement czar went before what could have been a den of lions Friday morning. He was there to explain changes he's making to the procurement system, and soliciting their advice on additional changes.
“We’ve revised how we’ll be scoring proposals on any project using a [request for proposals],” he said. “We can’t give you local preference, but we’ll give twice as many points based on local knowledge.”
Thiele and his staff are now rewriting the county’s procurement codes in the aftermath of allegations of abuse earlier this year. The problems resulted in several retirements and the resignation of County Administrator Jim Ley.
In the past, a committee using a 100-point scale evaluated contracts. Up to ten points could be given for fulfilling a complex requirement granting “local

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