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State to keep most employees in the 'Plywood Palace'

...employees in the building known as the "Plywood Palace" will mostly be to remain in the same building.State Chief Procurement Officer Vern Jones said Monday that 78 Department of Labor employees will move to new offices in the Mendenhall Mall, while...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-06-19/state-keep-most-employees-plywood-palac
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'Plywood Palace' to get renovation as part of new lease

...the building complies with standards, he said."The state is certainly protected," Holmes said.State Chief Procurement Officer Vern Jones said mold found previously has been dealt with, but the new renovations are more extensive. "What they'll...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-06-21/plywood-palace-get-renovation-part-new-
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Vintage Park would welcome new state office building

...proposed location needed waivers of the covenants to be developed, he said. Vern Jones, the state's chief procurement officer, said the covenants the state is now reviewing are linked to the city's zoning code, which has the potential...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-08-09/vintage-park-would-welcome-new-state-of
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Oh, snow!

...before lunchtime, a person in the building heard "a noise they were concerned about," said Vern Jones, chief procurement officer for the Department of Administration.Occupants of the building's second story were asked to leave their offices...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-01-31/oh-snow
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State ends lease talks for 'Plywood Palace'

...the building's owner, on a new lease and will soon seek bids on replacement space, said Vern Jones, state procurement officer.He said Juneau 1 wanted the state to commit to 10 years in the troubled building, while the state sought to extend...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-03-06/state-ends-lease-talks-plywood-palace
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List: 25 possible sites for new state office complex

...intersection of Fifth and Seward streets Site 24 - The intersection of Second and Franklin streets Site 25 - Douglas Island, redevelopment of existing ADF&G office ? Source: Vern Jones, State Chief Procurement Officer; ECI/Hyer, Inc.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-07-18/list-25-possible-sites-new-state-office
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State's flaw upsets Aetna

...Aetna's submitted proposal, according to an administrative judge's ruling last month. Attempts to reach state procurement officer Vern Jones were unsuccessful on Monday. Aetna appealed the decision, but an administrative law judge, Christopher...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062706/sta_20060627020.shtml
News
Taking on a new school: Who would pay for it?

...negotiate a charter with parents and staff, the state wouldn't hold the district to its bid, said Mark Lewis, procurement officer for the state Department of Education. The agency plans to rank the bidders, and would move to the next highest-ranking...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/110203/loc_school.shtml
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State's e-commerce project draws protests

...union ... that's why the bill was so conservatively and narrowly crafted," she said. "The idea was not that procurement officers would be losing their jobs under this bill at all." McGuire said there is a tendency for people to fear change...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/111303/bus_ecommerce.shtml
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...project is, the more appealing best value becomes because it allows innovative proposals, said Vern Jones, chief procurement officer for the state. But despite much experience with the concept nationally, the best value approach has never been...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/030401/Loc_uafcontracts.shtml

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