📋
Extraído del Informe Consolidado
Esta investigación fue publicada originalmente como parte de un informe consolidado más amplio que contiene múltiples investigaciones. Consulte el PDF consolidado para ver el documento completo.
Amador County Grand Jury
• 2025-2026
Amador Transit: Our County's People Mover Resource🗄️
⚠️ Aviso de traducción: Este contenido ha sido traducido automáticamente. El texto original en inglés es la versión oficial. La traducción puede contener errores.
⚠️ Este contenido ha sido traducido automáticamente. El texto original en inglés es la versión oficial. La traducción puede contener errores.
Findings 4 findings
F1
Page 93
Contract Value. Amador Transit’s contracts for bus wrap advertising services currently result in annual revenue of over $100,000 to the contractor and thus require either an approved sole source justification or competitive bidding procurement.
F2
Page 93
Required Documentation Not Provided. Neither Requests for Bids nor Request for Proposal packages were developed, approved by the Amador Transit Board of Directors, or released to the public for competitive bidding for the bus wrap services contracts in effect from 2011 through January 2027, in violation of policy.
F3
Page 93
Contracts Issued Sole Source. Amador Transit management failed to provide the Grand Jury with approved sole source justification for the Amador Transit’s bus wrap services contracts between 2011 and January 2027, as required for noncompetitive contracts.
F4
Page 93
Other Vendors Excluded. Amador Transit management prevented qualified vendors from competing for Amador Transit bus wrap services, risking loss of reputation and exposing the county to potential litigation.
Recommendations 3
-
R1Page 93The Amador Transit Board of Directors direct all Amador Transit personnel to strictly adhere to established purchasing policies and procedures prior to issuing any future contracts for outside services, by October 1, 2026. [F1, F2, F3, and F4]
-
R2Page 93The Amador Transit Board of Directors direct Amador Transit management to provide training for all procurement personnel on the Amador Transit Procurement Policy’s procurement of outside services, by December 1, 2026. [F1, F2, F3, and F4]
-
R3Page 93The Amador Transit Board of Directors direct Amador Transit management to develop and implement a process to issue either sole source or Request for Proposal documentation for the procurement of bus wrap services, to include the Amador Transit Board’s approval prior to public issuance, consistent with Amador Transit Procurement Policy, and report on status to the Board, by December 1, 2026. [F1, F2, F3, and F4] 90