Watts named Garfield County finance director
Photos of new Garfield County Finance Director Jamaica Watts and new Contracts and Procurement Director Scott Henriksen.
Garfield County has elevated two of its own into important roles in both the finance and procurement departments. Jamaica Watts has taken the reins as the county’s new finance director and Scott Henriksen has been named the new procurement and contracts director. Formerly the county’s procurement and contracts director, Watts assumed the finance director role in an interim fashion in mid-April and has accepted the position full-time. Henriksen moved into the procurement director’s seat after three years as the county’s construction contracts administrator. Watts first served in local government for more than eight years at Eagle County, where she moved
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County looking for Veterans Service Officer
Garfield County is seeking qualified military veterans interested in becoming the new veterans service officer (VSO). The contract role entails assisting Garfield County veterans, their families and legal representatives in a wide variety of duties, including benefit claims. This is a contract position, and applicants will submit qualifications to Garfield County Procurement. The role requires the individual to have served in a branch of the U.S. armed forces and be honorably discharged or an officer on inactive duty, be a resident of Colorado, and a U.S. citizen. The officer assists Garfield County veterans, surviving spouses, administrators, executors, guardians, heirs of
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Garfield County increasing local preference policy
Garfield County is bolstering its local preference policy to award more contracts to local vendors, helping the area recover economically from disruptions from COVID-19. Through the Garfield County Procurement Department, approved local vendors will temporarily see a boost from the usual 5 percent to a 7.5 percent preference on bids and proposals through Sept. 31.   Preference policies typically span from 1.5 to 10 percent and are designed to benefit local economies. All solicitations through procurement for goods, services and construction are eligible for the increased preference, excluding federally funded projects, which are restricted from such programs.   To qualify
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Garfield County accepting bids, proposals online
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The Garfield County Procurement Department has begun accepting online bid and proposal submissions. This is for any solicitation the county posts to Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (RMEPS) after July 1, 2017. This move is designed to offer vendors an alternate method to submit bids and proposals. It also allows vendors to avoid potential traffic congestion related to the Aug. 14 Grand Avenue Bridge closure, and subsequent construction in Glenwood Springs. The county will accept responses in either physical or electronic formats for any solicitation posted to the RMEPS website. Physical bid and proposal submissions may still
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Garfield County auction yields $35,500 in first round
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – In the first round of sales for the new Garfield County online surplus auction, approximately $35,500 was generated, exceeding expectations for the sale of nine vehicles retired from service in county operations. Three of the vehicles were sold to bidders in Garfield County, three to bidders within Colorado but outside the county, and three were sold outside the state. The new online auction service is funded through a 10-percent buyer’s premium applied at the time of bid to all listed items, so no county tax funds are expended beyond staff time. The online portal is hosted
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2015 Garfield County offers new online auction portal
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County will now use new online bidding software to offer surplus county vehicles, office equipment, and other surplus items of value for sale, providing citizens with greater access to these items. The first public auction begins January 22. Eight county vehicles will be posted for sale to the public. Bidding for these vehicles will be open for two weeks, and the county will accept the highest bids above the reserve price. Public Surplus operates the auction website, and the portal is available online at the Garfield County website at www.garfield-county.com/procurement. Garfield County’s Procurement Code directs
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Seminar on becoming a local government vendor
Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Rifle Regional Economic Development Corporation is presenting a free seminar entitled “How to Do Business with the Government” at the Rifle Branch Library on October 11, 2011 from 2 to 4 pm. The Garfield County Procurement Department, along with the Roaring Fork Transit Authority, will present information to local businesses on how to sell to local government. Garfield County Procurement Department will address the following issues of importance to local businesses: What type of products and services does Garfield County purchase and where can businesses find information on the purchases?; What is Garfield County’s
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Crews demolish two older county-owned houses for parking lot
Construction workers and operators for Gould Construction have demolished two older county-owned houses for a new parking lot on Pitkin Avenue in downtown Glenwood Springs. The houses were demolished and debris removed in July during the construction phase. The lots will provide 30 new parking spaces. Related article: Two new parking lots for downtown Glenwood Springs
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Two new parking lots for downtown Glenwood Springs
land for parking lot
The Garfield County Board of Commissioners gave a unanimous nod to Gould Construction to build two parking lots in the downtown area of Glenwood Springs. While there were four competing bids for the May 2011 Invitation for Bids, Gould’s was the lowest at $170,603. The parking lot on 7th street will provide 11 new spaces, and the other on Pitkin Avenue will provide 19 more parking spaces around the Garfield County Administration building and the courthouse. The county has owned the lots for several years, with plans to increase parking. The lot on Pitkin Avenue will be built after two
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Local vendor preference
Garfield County’s Procurement Department is scheduling a local vendors meeting November 17, 2010, from 2 – 4 pm in the BOCC Conference Room located at 108 8th Street, Glenwood Springs. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information on the enacted Section 5.7 – Local Vendor Preference of Garfield County’s Procurement Code. An informative presentation will be held, and local vendors may obtain copies of the local vendor affidavit and instructions at this time. Proposed procurement code rule Local vendor preference affidavit
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Solar panels will offer savings on riding arena utility costs
The installation of solar panels to power the Garfield County Fairgrounds Riding Arena got the go-ahead from the Board of County Commissioners October 18. The project will result in a dramatic 53% reduction in utility costs for the first year for the county facility. In addition, Garfield County will receive a little less than $8,000 in Renewable Energy credits per year for the term of a twenty year contract, through Xcel Energy’s Solar Renewable Energy Credit (REC) payments. Each kilowatt hour used for the riding arena will cost 2.25 cents, compared to the current 4.8 cents. This is expected to
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