Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Goodhue County.
Active opportunities open for bidding
Posted
Oct 6, 2026
Oct 20, 2026
Procurement of snow plowing and deicing salt application services for Hader Park & Ride - CSAH 8.
Posted
Oct 10, 2025
Oct 20, 2026
Provide snow plowing and deicing salt application services.
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
184128
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
359
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
48,195
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
38 / 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.
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AI-ranked best-fit opportunities before bid boards
Auto-drafted, compliance-ready outlines & boilerplate
Competitor & pricing intel from past awards
Procurement guidance and navigation tips.
Procurement Hell Score
Lower scores indicate easier procurement. Created by Starbridge.
Quick Decision Flow
Sole Source
Cooperatives
Resellers
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Board meetings and strategic plans from Goodhue County
The board addressed the Personnel Committee report, specifically approving the reclassification of the computer forensic examiner position from grade 112 to 114. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing the vacancy of the Finance Director position. The board evaluated various organizational structures, debating the efficacy of separating Finance, Auditor, Treasurer, and Election duties versus maintaining the current unified model. It was determined that the board would further review potential structural options, including a Deputy County Administrator model, with a continued discussion regarding the recruitment strategy planned for early January.
The County Board discussed several items, including a request to extend the contract for a Public Safety Telecommunicator Sergeant to ensure succession planning and operational continuity. The board also received committee reports, including an update on the housing subcommittee's progress with building permits. Additionally, the board planned for an upcoming district meeting, discussed coordination for the AMC conference, and reviewed and approved county claims.
Public-sector contacts connected to Goodhue County.
Native sync to Salesforce & HubSpot
The meeting focused on the organization's project scope and compensation philosophy. Discussions centered on reviewing market analysis for various positions to address recruitment and retention challenges, recalibrating the pay grid to mitigate compression between supervisors and direct reports, and evaluating the viability of targeting the 90th percentile of market benchmarks. The participants analyzed how current pay ranges compare to the market and debated the statistical methodologies for calculating percentile targets versus market averages, as well as the role of tenure in salary determination.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Track Goodhue 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
Quotable insights from buyer leadership
