Elk County
Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Elk County.
- Buyer type:
- County
- Location:
- Ridgway, PA
- Country:
- US
Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Elk County.
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
173721
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
29,926
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
68 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Latest Budget Year
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Operating Budget
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Includes fiscal year calendars, procurement complexity scores, and strategic insights.
Procurement guidance and navigation tips.
Procurement Hell Score
Lower scores indicate easier procurement. Created by Starbridge.
Quick Decision Flow
Sole Source
Cooperatives
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Board meetings and strategic plans from Elk County
The board discussed updates regarding the upcoming county fair. Key business included the approval of a memorandum of understanding between the county planning department and the Northern Tier Community Action Corporation to provide housing assistance. The board also authorized new contracts for prison services, including methadone treatment for inmates with opioid addiction and mobile X-ray and imaging services for the county prison.
The board meeting focused on personnel staffing updates, inmate population statistics, and financial reports, including opioid settlement funds and work release fees. A primary discussion topic was the potential contract for housing juvenile male inmates, specifically regarding legal requirements for sight and sound separation, transportation logistics, and the costs associated with facility service agreements.
The board received an annual performance review and update on the retirement plan, noting strong performance and a high funded ratio. Key actions included approving a recommendation to change the large-cap value investment option from a mutual fund to an exchange-traded fund. The board also established new formal procedures for handling the termination of retirement plan accounts for non-vested employees and clarified the methodology for calculating final average salaries for participants. Finally, the board discussed the need to modernize pension administration software to reduce manual processes and potential errors.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Track Elk County meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.
Early signals from meeting minutes and plans
Vendor mentions and competitor tracking
Decision timeline from discussion to RFP
Public-sector contacts connected to Elk County.
Quotable insights from buyer leadership