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Council pauses contract award to Big Ben after labor-compliance concerns; Bayless recuses
Summary
After a public compliance warning from the Center for Contract Compliance, the Anaheim City Council continued consideration of a consent-item contract award to contractor "Big Ben" to its March 25 meeting; Council Member Bayless recused because of proximity to the project.
The Anaheim City Council on a motion by Council Member Kurtz voted to continue consideration of consent calendar item 7 — an award recommendation to contractor Big Ben — to the council's March 25 meeting after public testimony raised labor‑compliance concerns.
At a public-comment slot on the meeting, Gus Garcia, senior investigator with the Center for Contract Compliance, told the council that the contractor recommended under the consent calendar has “a documented…
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