Concho County (TX) contracts/MOUs re: Eden Detention Center

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act , I hereby request the following records:

All contracts (and their amendments) and memorandums of understanding entered into by Concho County, Texas for services and activities related to the Eden Detention Center (https://www.cca.com/facilities/eden-detention-center)

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl C.D. Lipton

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 5, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello Ms. Kantola,

Thank you very much for your help! Are the documents you found related to the Eden Detention Center? If so, they would suffice to fulfill my request.

Best wishes,
Beryl

Hi Connie,

Thank you very much for your message, and good luck going forward!

Best wishes,
Beryl

Hello Ms. Lovell,

Ms. Kantola informed me that you would be handling my public records request. I'm wondering if you can clarify what kinds of materials are available. My understanding is that there are no formal agreements between Concho County and Eden Detention Center but that there may be related documents regarding the City of Eden and banks.

Thank you!
Beryl

Hello Ms. Lovell,

Thank you very much for your quick response. Do you have any sense for how many pages would be included?

Best,
Beryl

Hello Ms. Lovell,

I hope you'll excuse my delay is responding to your last message. I'm still interested in obtaining all available records, and below I'm including an update version of the request, in case there are any additional responsive materials. Please let me know if the same fee applies.

Thanks so much for your help and patience,
Beryl

All contracts (and their amendments), memorandums of understanding, intergovernmental service agreements, and any agreements of any sort entered into by Concho County, Texas for all services, equipment, and activities involving/provided by/contracted for regarding Eden Detention Center and any facilities associated with it through any of the aforementioned agreements regarding the facility.

Responsive materials should include but not be limited to:

• the initial Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal, or equivalent call for contractors
• the responsive materials provided by the winning bidder
• all other vendor responses
• all evaluation material, scorecards, reports, and notes generated in the selection process
• the current contract
• all exhibits
• all amendments
• all invoices/receipts detailing compensation received as a result of any agreements
• all agreements related to the provision of services, such as water, sewage, natural gas, or garbage disposal
• all financial agreements (such as loans or bonds) entered into as a result or in association with any of the aforementioned agreements
• all agreements regarding the utilization of inmate labor by any agency within this entity's jurisdiction

Hi there,

Do you mind updating the associated fee for this request.

Thanks so much,
Beryl