# BCC Board Meeting  11-10-2026


**Body:** PBCTV Channel 20 
**Date:** November 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services, Physical Infrastructure, Contracting Vehicles


At the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners regular meeting on November 10, 2026, commissioners discussed several contracting and procurement matters. They approved an asphalt-services item for a $4.5 million Okeeheelee Park project and raised the aggregate authority for annual asphalt contracts from $3 million to $13 million through May 2028; staff clarified that the increase allows for future projects and is not itself a $10 million award. The board also approved adding two nonlocal, non-SBE firms to a five-year asbestos and lead services prequalification pool, which has a $1 million cumulative maximum across prequalified contractors. Commissioners emphasized improving access for local small businesses, including clearer pathways from county certification to departmental prequalification. Staff described a planned technology-based e-procurement system and a December workshop on vendor participation. The consent agenda also included $50,000 for the Legal Aid Society’s fair-housing representation and community education services.

The board reconsidered and approved, by 6–1 votes, the transaction documents for Related Ross’s proposed 400-room convention-center hotel after the item was readvertised following concerns about the prior meeting’s notice and supporting-document availability. Under the deal, the county would pay $26 million for the land and completed hotel improvements and lease the property back to the developer/operator. Terms include $1.17 million in annual base rent with 3% annual increases, 6% participation in gross revenue above an escalating threshold, parking rent, and a 15% small-business participation goal with a 7% minimum required before closing. Commissioner Weiss opposed the approvals. Residents raised concerns about parking, construction effects, and neighborhood impacts; staff noted that land-use and construction-plan oversight rests primarily with the City of West Palm Beach. No other procurement activity was clearly identified in the remaining discussion.

**Source:** PBCTV Channel 20