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Public Works committee pauses salt award after conditional low bid, sends decision to finance
Summary
After staff reported the lowest salt bidder added tariff and pass-through conditions, the committee voted to move the matter to the Finance Department for further review. Staff recommended rejecting all bids and rebidding to ensure fairness to other bidders who did not include the same conditions.
Washington County Public Works staff told the committee the county’s salt procurement returned an atypical set of bids, including a low bid that attached conditions such as tariff pass-throughs and delivery contingencies. Staff recommended rejecting all bids and rebidding to preserve fairness to other suppliers.
Staff described the lowest bid at $89 per ton but said that vendor included four conditions — including acceptance of…
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