Contracts & procurement in North Dakota local government
What North Dakota city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about contracts & procurement — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
187 North Dakota meetings since 2024 covered contracts & procurement. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in North Dakota with the most contracts & procurement activity
- Burleigh County, ND (42)
- Jamestown, ND (28)
- Fargo, ND (25)
- Wahpeton, ND (17)
- Traill County, ND (13)
- Williston, ND (12)
- Dunn County, ND (11)
- Mandan, ND (9)
- Ward County, ND (7)
- Billings County, ND (5)
- Ramsey County, ND (5)
- Dickinson Public Schools, ND (4)
Latest matching meetings
Council to open bids, consider liquor license, elevator repair, and sales tax ordinance
The Jamestown City Council is holding a regular meeting with a public hearing, a consent agenda of routine payments and licenses, and several resolutions. Key items include opening bids for the Lead Service Line Project, a public hearing and second reading of a sales and use tax ordinance, and approval of various…
Wahpeton Council to hold first reading of 2027 budget ordinance
The Wahpeton City Council will hold the first reading of the 2027 budget ordinance (Ord. 1080) and discuss the preliminary budget and tax levy. The council will also consider several public works items, including service upgrades and equipment for the impound building, and a wastewater agreement with Cargill. Several…
Bismarck City Commission to hold public hearing on 2027 budget
The Bismarck City Commission is meeting to consider a range of items, including a public hearing on the 2027 city budget, several zoning and ordinance changes, and contracts for services like snow removal and health insurance. The agenda includes many routine consent items, such as approving minutes, personnel…
Bismarck Commission to consider 2027 budget, annexation, zoning changes
The Bismarck City Commission will hold public hearings on the 2027 city budget, an annexation, and a zoning map amendment, and will consider several contracts and grants. The consent agenda includes items like the Event Center HVAC project, a liquor license, and various public works contracts. The regular agenda also…
Williston commissioners to vote on parking and landscaping zoning amendments
The Williston City Commission will hold its regular meeting, addressing routine administrative items and several notable actions. The commission will consider second readings of two zoning ordinance amendments regarding off-street parking and landscaping requirements, and will open bids for a pickup truck for the…
Dunn County Commission to review road report, CUPs, and health plans
The Dunn County Board of County Commissioners is meeting to handle routine business, including approving minutes and vouchers, and receiving reports from the road department, human services, and code administrator. They will also discuss conditional use permits, health option plans, and several new business items such…
Committee to consider broker for selling city surplus properties
The Finance & Legal Committee will consider recommending approval of a professional real estate brokerage service to market and sell City-owned surplus properties. This is the only substantive item on the agenda; the rest is procedural.
Council to approve developer agreement and infrastructure contracts for Ski Son Development
The Jamestown City Council will hold a special meeting to vote on four resolutions. The primary focus is the approval of the Developer's Agreement and related engineering and construction contracts for the Ski Son Development-Buffalo Estates District #26-51. The council will also request a review of the James River…
County commission to approve contracts, insurance, and fuel tank work
The Traill County Board of Commissioners will consider routine approvals including bills, minutes, an indemnity bond, a website contract, an agreement for underground fuel tank work, and a health insurance contract with a 6.78% increase. They will also hear updates from the highway department, a drainage issue, and…
Fargo Commission to hold closed session on Convention Center contract with Kilbourne, LLC
The Fargo City Commission will convene in executive session to discuss negotiating strategy for a contract with Kilbourne, LLC related to the Convention Center project. The regular meeting includes consent agenda items such as ordinance repeals, property tax exemptions, license violations, settlements, and various…
Council to hear SPARC cost estimates, discuss financing
The Wahpeton City Council will hold a joint meeting with the Park Board to hear Comstock Construction's cost estimates for the Southern Prairie Activity & Recreation Center (SPARC). The council will also discuss SPARC project financing, the 2027 preliminary budget and tax levy, and receive reports from city staff…
Williston commissioners to hold public hearings on two zone changes and parking/landscaping rules
The Williston City Commission will hold public hearings on two zone change applications and first readings of ordinances amending off-street parking and landscaping requirements. The commission will also consider setting a public hearing for the FY 2027 budget, approve various licenses and claims, and receive updates…
Water plant, Cargill wastewater, library steps, jail update on agenda
The Public Works Committee will discuss and potentially decide on several infrastructure and maintenance items, including cabinets for the water treatment plant office, a domestic wastewater agreement with Cargill, step repairs at Leach Library, and an update on the Richland County Jail. The committee will also…
Commission to vote on mileage rate increase, website contract, and budget
The Traill County Board of Commissioners will vote on several administrative items, including approving an indemnity bond, a 2027 website contract, and a mileage rate increase retroactive to July 1, 2026. They will also discuss the 2027 budget and consider closing the Auditor's office for mandatory election training…
City Council to vote on $5.2M water plant upgrades and new senior housing PILOT
The Jamestown City Council will meet August 3, 2026 to approve routine minutes, open bids for infrastructure projects, and vote on several resolutions including a $579,000 water treatment bond and a 17-year tax exemption for new senior housing. The meeting includes public comment and consent agenda items for standard…
Wahpeton council to hear golf club update and vote on minor contracts
The Wahpeton City Council will meet on August 3, 2026, to discuss a public hearing on the Bois de Sioux Golf Club update, review bids and consent agenda items, and hear reports from city officers including finance, public works, and the police department. The meeting includes votes on change orders for the Well Field…
Commission to vote on 2027 budget and hear tax-exemption request
The Fargo City Commission will meet to conduct routine business including approving ordinances, contracts, and change orders, and will hold a public hearing on a property tax-exemption application for a biotech project at 342 42nd Street South. The body will also discuss the 2027 preliminary budget and receive updates…
Commission reviews 2027 preliminary budget and holds zoning hearings for Berg Acres and DCN additions
The Bismarck City Commission will review the city's 2027 preliminary budget and hold public hearings on three ordinances, including zoning changes for the Berg Acres Addition and DCN Addition. The consent agenda includes contract awards for the Bismarck Event Center lighting project and airport terminal expansion…
Board enters executive session to negotiate third-party operator contract
The Bismarck Event Center Authority Board held a special meeting on July 27, 2026, to discuss contract negotiation strategy with the third-party operator. The agenda consisted of procedural items and a move into executive session under North Dakota Century Code Section 44-04-19.2. No public decisions or specific…
Public Works Committee to review project change orders and wastewater agreements
The Public Works & Public Safety Committee will discuss contract change orders for the Well Field Project Phase II and Impound Building Renovations. The body will also review referrals regarding lab cabinets and a wastewater agreement with Cargill.
Board to approve consultant for Curb Management Study
The Bismarck-Mandan MPO Policy Board will review the 2026 Title VI Plan and progress reports for the Mandan traffic data project and Fringe Area Roads Master Plan. The primary action item is the approval of the consultant selection for the Curb Management Study. The board will also receive updates on the Transit…
City Council approves preliminary 2027 tax levy of $2,423,883
The City Council reviewed schematic designs for the Southern Prairie Activity & Recreation Center (SPARC) and approved a preliminary tax levy for 2027. The body also awarded a concrete repair contract and approved a construction management contract for the SPARC project.
Council to review SPARC design and 2027 preliminary budget
The City Council will hold a joint meeting with the Park Board to review schematic designs for the Southern Prairie Activity & Recreation Center (SPARC). The body will also consider a preliminary budget and tax levy for 2027.
Fargo City Commission to consider infrastructure tax and multiple bid awards
The City Commission will hold a first reading of an ordinance regarding a sales and use tax for infrastructure capital improvements. The body will also conduct public hearings on zoning changes, alcoholic beverage licenses, and Renaissance Zone rehabilitation projects.
Public Works Committee to review construction contracts and concrete repair quotes
The Public Works & Public Safety Committee will discuss a construction management contract with Comstock Construction, Inc. and review quotes for the 2026 Concrete Repairs Project. The body will also consider change orders for the Well Field Project.
New council seated; flood ordinance, sales tax, community center discussed
The Bottineau City Council will hold a re-organizational meeting to seat newly elected officials, appoint a council president and vice president, and make committee appointments. The council will also discuss a new flood ordinance, a sales tax ordinance for a community center, and the ownership and management of the…
Council to award bid for 11th Ave SW water, sewer & street improvements
The Jamestown City Council will consider a resolution to award a bid for the 11th Ave SW Water, Sewer and Street Improvement District #26-50, covering the Mary Young Addition and West Ridge Estates. The contractor and exact dollar amount will be determined at the meeting. This is the only substantive item on the…
Williston commission to open bids for WRRF Reuse Pipeline, hold liquor license hearing
The board will consider consent agenda items including a memorandum of understanding, accounts, and contract licenses. A public hearing is set for transfer of a River’s Edge specialty recreational on-sale alcoholic beverage license. The city will open bids for the Williston WRRF Reuse Pipeline Project and receive the…
Wahpeton City Council approves $363,405 motor grader lease
The City Council approved a capital lease for a new John Deere motor grader and a contract for concert production. The body also held a first reading of an ordinance to update floodplain management dates.
Bismarck Commission to hold public hearing on new Land Development Code and zoning map
The Bismarck City Commission is meeting to consider consent agenda items, including contracts, ordinances, and grants, and to hold a public hearing on the proposed Land Development Code (Ordinance 6662) and corresponding zoning map (Ordinance 6663). The meeting also includes a presentation on downtown beautification…
Parking Authority to review bids for surveillance cameras and elevator projects
The Bismarck Parking Authority will review bids for two projects: a surveillance camera installation and an elevator project at the 3rd & Main Ramp. They will also review April 2026 financial statements and consider approving the minutes from the April 9, 2026 meeting. Public comment is limited to agenda items or…
Commission to consider new police station, zoning overhaul, and multiple contracts
The Bismarck City Commission is meeting to consider a range of items, including a presentation on the new police station, a major zoning code overhaul, and several contracts and grants. The consent agenda includes approvals for a $91,811.20 airport building service contract, street improvement districts, and various…
First reading of ordinance amending dwelling definitions and manufactured home requirements
The City Commission will hold the first reading of Ordinance 1179, which amends definitions for single-family dwellings to allow mono-pitch and multi-pitched roofs with a minimum 3:12 pitch and requires manufactured units to meet HUD code standards from 1994 or newer. The agenda also includes requests for public…
Police chief appointment, $5.6M road contract, fire training land purchase
The City Commission will vote on appointing a new police chief and consider a consent agenda with over $9 million in construction contracts, including a $5,666,676 road improvement bid and a $1,864,164 road project award. Other items include purchasing property at 115 and 107 31st Street South for a fire department…
Bismarck Event Center board to discuss OVG contract and 2026 budget
The Bismarck Event Center Authority Board is meeting to receive a financial report, discuss the contract with OVG and The Domain, LLC, and review the 2026 stub-year budget. The board will also discuss its mission and vision, regular meeting dates, and key performance indicators. The agenda includes an executive…
Billings County Commission to review land swap and election pay
The Commission will discuss a land swap request between TRPL and the National Park Service. The body will also consider increasing election worker pay to $25 per hour and open bids for Kubas Scoria.
Airport Authority to consider awarding mill and overlay project to Strata corp
The Mandan Airport Authority will hold a special meeting on May 4, 2026, to consider awarding a bid for the Mill and Overlay 2026 Project to Strata corp. No other items are on the agenda. The meeting does not include a public comment period.
Commission to hear school bond presentation, alcohol license transfers, zoning changes
The Bismarck City Commission will hold public hearings on alcohol license transfers, a zoning map amendment, and a floodplain ordinance text change. The regular agenda also includes a presentation on the 2026 school bond referendum, the Dakota West Arts Council annual report, and a Renaissance Zone project approval…
Ramsey County Commission to discuss bids and road/water projects
The Ramsey County Commission will convene a special meeting to discuss bid selections and road and water infrastructure projects. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 27, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. in the Commission Meeting Room.
City to discuss purchasing Fargo Lumber property in closed session
The Commission will first meet in executive session to discuss negotiating strategy for purchasing property from Fargo Lumber LLC and Hempel Companies. They then will hold public hearings on a convention center recommendation and a Human Rights Commission proposal to pause meetings until after the June election. The…