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Orem

Contracts and spending

Who Orem pays, for what, and how the vendor was chosen: every contract, bid award, change order, purchase, grant and land deal that came before the City Council, from the meeting minutes and packets.

Contracts, purchases and land deals approved
$17.9 million
Line items
325
Vendors
9

Every approval, newest first

DateWho and whatAmount
Tue, Sep 27Alpine School District: Proposed 2022 general obligation bond that the resolution opposes (not an Orem city bond) · Voter-approved bond on the November ballot · Property taxes
Resolution opposing Alpine School District's $595 million general obligation bond · Approved
$595.0 million
Tue, Feb 22Alpine School District: Interlocal agreement for a school resource officer in Orem schools
Consent: school resource officer agreement with Alpine School District · Approved
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Tue, Oct 27Alpine School District: Purchase of former Hillcrest Elementary site, 9.33 acres · Negotiated sale · RDA funds, park impact fees, RDA reimbursements to General Fund
Hillcrest Elementary property purchase update (work session) · Discussed
$5.61 million
Tue, Oct 27Alpine School District: Touchless drinking fountains at eight Title I schools in Orem · Recommended by CDBG Advisory Commission · CARES Act CDBG-CV
CDBG-CV amendment: touchless drinking fountains for Title I schools · Approved
$12,000
Tue, Sep 1Alpine School District: Purchase of about 9.33 acres of the former Hillcrest Elementary property · Negotiated purchase; two appraisals (district and city); city had right of first refusal on the leased park acreage · Park impact fees (about $1.8 million balance) and Redevelopment Agency funds, including an RDA 85-03B loan
Purchase of former Hillcrest Elementary School property · Approved
$5.61 million
Tue, May 26Alpine School District: District appraisal of the Hillcrest property as is ($8.5 million if rezoned commercial); price to be the average of district and city appraisals if the city buys · Statutory surplus-property purchase right
Declaring intent to purchase the Hillcrest Elementary property · Approved
$6.00 million