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Finance committee refers selection of Shipton & Goodwin for district legal services to full board

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Summary

The finance committee voted to refer the committee-selected law firm Shipton & Goodwin to the full Bridgeport Board of Education for contract negotiation after an RFP produced three responses; the process requires Bridgeport Purchasing Board review under local ordinance.

At a virtual meeting of the Bridgeport Board of Education finance committee, members voted to refer the committee’s recommended legal-services selection, Shipton & Goodwin, to the full board for contract negotiations. The recommendation follows a July request for proposals that drew three responses and an internal scoring and interview process.

The recommendation matters because the district must follow a two-step procurement path: the finance committee’s referral to the full board and a separate application to the Bridgeport Purchasing Board for approval as required by local ordinance. Staff said the purchasing-board review is a mandated…

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