Ada County approves multiple procurement awards, including Barber Park alcohol contract
June 09, 2026 | Ada County, Idaho
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The Ada County Board of Commissioners on June 9 approved a series of procurement awards and contract actions, moving forward on vendor selections for county facilities and events.
The board accepted a procurement recommendation to award RFP26046, the exclusive alcohol-provider contract for Barber Park events, to Boise Incorporated after the evaluation committee presented final rankings. County procurement read the evaluation letter that listed Boise Incorporated as the top-ranked proposer with an evaluation score of 93.33; two other respondents were listed as Boise River Catering (score 42.00) and Idaho Tipsy Trailers (found nonresponsive). The board approved the award by motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
County Procurement also presented bids for Bid 26053, the Ada County Operations Office remodel. Procurement reported five bids and recommended the award to the lowest responsive bidder listed in the procurement packet as Stro General at $163,214. Commissioners approved the award unanimously.
The board opened and closed public hearings and approved related resolutions and procurements in short order, including Resolution 3203 (procurement for storefront/window replacement at the Ada County civic plaza front) and Resolution 3204 (a sole-source procurement for e-poll books from 10x Software Solutions to update aging devices and integrate with a previously approved election system upgrade). County staff said the e-poll book procurement supports a larger, previously approved election system upgrade. All motions on these procurement items carried.
Procurement presented the sourcing processes and evaluation results on the public record. "The evaluation committee has evaluated the responses for RFP26046," the procurement representative stated while reading the committee's ranking letter. The board did not record roll-call votes by individual commissioner name in the transcript; each motion was followed by three recorded "I" votes indicating unanimous approval.
The meeting also included the routine approval of catering permits and other event agreements for Expo Idaho and the Barber Park Education and Event Center; the board authorized the chair to sign the related documents on behalf of the board.
Next steps: procurement will finalize contract documents and proceed with execution and vendor onboarding per standard county contracting procedures.
The board accepted a procurement recommendation to award RFP26046, the exclusive alcohol-provider contract for Barber Park events, to Boise Incorporated after the evaluation committee presented final rankings. County procurement read the evaluation letter that listed Boise Incorporated as the top-ranked proposer with an evaluation score of 93.33; two other respondents were listed as Boise River Catering (score 42.00) and Idaho Tipsy Trailers (found nonresponsive). The board approved the award by motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
County Procurement also presented bids for Bid 26053, the Ada County Operations Office remodel. Procurement reported five bids and recommended the award to the lowest responsive bidder listed in the procurement packet as Stro General at $163,214. Commissioners approved the award unanimously.
The board opened and closed public hearings and approved related resolutions and procurements in short order, including Resolution 3203 (procurement for storefront/window replacement at the Ada County civic plaza front) and Resolution 3204 (a sole-source procurement for e-poll books from 10x Software Solutions to update aging devices and integrate with a previously approved election system upgrade). County staff said the e-poll book procurement supports a larger, previously approved election system upgrade. All motions on these procurement items carried.
Procurement presented the sourcing processes and evaluation results on the public record. "The evaluation committee has evaluated the responses for RFP26046," the procurement representative stated while reading the committee's ranking letter. The board did not record roll-call votes by individual commissioner name in the transcript; each motion was followed by three recorded "I" votes indicating unanimous approval.
The meeting also included the routine approval of catering permits and other event agreements for Expo Idaho and the Barber Park Education and Event Center; the board authorized the chair to sign the related documents on behalf of the board.
Next steps: procurement will finalize contract documents and proceed with execution and vendor onboarding per standard county contracting procedures.
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