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Coos Bay council awards 36‑month tow‑company contract to Mass Brothers after single responsive bid
Summary
After a competitive RFQ process that produced one responsive proposal, the Coos Bay City Council awarded a 36‑month tow‑company-of-record contract to Mass Brothers Towing to handle police-initiated tows, citing efficiency and storage requirements under recent state law changes.
The Coos Bay City Council voted to award a 36‑month tow‑company of record contract to Mass Brothers Towing after a competitive request-for-qualification (RFQ) process produced a single responsive bid.
Captain Schaeffer of the Coos Bay Police Department told the council the city's prior rotation among multiple tow companies caused delays and operational problems for dispatch and officers. "There was a lot of issues with the rotation ... we decided that we wanted one tow company, a tow company of record," Captain Schaeffer said, describing dispatcher overload and on‑scene conflicts under the old system.
Staff told counci…
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