Thread by @JoeBrunoWSOC9

NEW: After months of waiting, I finally got my hand on the city of Charlotte's RNC security purchases. Going through them now #CLTCC @wsoctv

Included: Meal deliveries, hotels, relief facility rentals, CFD equipment, vehicle rentals and purchases, video management, first aid supplies, bomb detection equipment, civil emergency unit equipment, camera installation and replacement, protective gear and uniform equipment.

The city says the original approved federal grant amount was $50 million and since the convention changes occurred so close to the convention itself approximately $17 million was already committed and/or spent.

That $17 million number isn't new. It was tossed around by city leaders this summer. We are learning today how the money was spent

https://twitter.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1286453959457202176?s=20

1. Spending:

$100K to Pinch of Soul
$300K to Best Impressions
$300K to Chef Charles Catering
$300K to Chef Henry Catering
$300K to Chefs Catering
$300K to Eloquent Creations Catering
$300K to Jason's Deli
$100K to Occasions Catering
$300K Savory Moments
$300K Uptown Catering

2/ Spending:

$300K to Walters Choice Catering
$312,8400 to Johnson & Wales
$32,400 to Courtyard by Marriott
$39,052 to Holiday Inn
$125K to A Sani Can
$3.4 million to Advanced Digital Solutions-- contract is funky possibly reduced to 904K
$129K to Advanced Diving Supply

The 129K was to Atlantic Diving Supply, not Advanced Diving Supply.

I am tweeting the total contract values that the city executed.

3/ Spending:
$325K to Atlantic Emergency Solutions
$240K to Automax
$2.5 million to Bound Tree Medical
$180K to Carolina Rent A Car
$30K to Coca Cola
$500K to STS Cable Services for camera installation
$250K to Econolite for camera installation
$54K to Galls for batons and boots

$270K to Herc for rental vehicles
$3.5 million to Motorola/ Communication International/ Two Way Radio for radios
$200K to Parks Chevrolet for passenger vans
$325K to Piedmont Truck Center for F-350 trucks
$200K to Polaris for utility vehicles
$99K to Glove Box for medical gloves

$1.2 million to Two Way Radio for two way radios
$75K to Portable Toilet Rental and Service and I think you can guess what this was for

That's my first read on the documents. This isn't the total spending. More records will be released. Some purchases are still going through an audit by the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General. Happy to attempt to research or expand on any purchases if anyone has any questions

Will button this up into an article later. @StolpWSOC9 is thrilled to be pouring through dozens of contracts at 5:30 too.