Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/26/2017 - 6:30 PM
Category: Report of the Committee on Accountability, Finance, and Personnel
Type: Action
Subject: 4. Action on the Award of Exception-to-Bid Requests
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 3
Effective and Efficient Operations
Policy: Admin Policy 3.09 - Purchasing and Bidding Requirements
Attachments Overview of Action on the Award of Exception-to-Bid Requests: Proposed Contracts and Supporting Documents
File Attachment:
1. Action on the Award of Exception-to-Bid Requests.pdf
2. C026768 Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc..pdf
3. B0001300 Wisconsin Coach Lines.pdf
Background: Recommended for the Board's approval at this meeting are the following exception-to-bid requests:

Discovery Education, Inc., for Science Curriculum Licenses, SDV-0-S-D88-DW-ECTS = $389,100

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company for English Curriculum Licenses, SYS-0-0-AMT-RH-ECTS = $151,200

Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc., for a Parent Peer Specialist Position at Project AWARE Schools, CDV-0-S-A-97-RH-ECTS = $66,000

Wisconsin Coach Lines, Inc. for Field Trip Transportation Services, varies by location using services = $115,000
Fiscal Impact Statement: This item authorizes expenditures as indicated in the attachments.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon approval by the Board, the purchase orders will be issued and the contracts will begin as indicated in the attachments.
Recommendation: Your Committee recommends that the Board authorize the exception-to-bid requests as set forth in the attachments to this item.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer