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Council accepts local fuel bid from Barron Hewitt Oil under 3% local-preference rule
3623523 · June 2, 2025
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Summary
The council awarded the annual bulk fuel supply contract to Barron Hewitt Oil after applying a local-preference policy that allows selecting a local bidder within 3% of the low bid; staff said the local company’s offer was within one-tenth of 1% of the low bidder.
The Kankakee City Council on June 2 approved a resolution awarding the city’s annual bulk fuel supply contract to Barron Hewitt Oil Company under a local-preference provision in the city procurement ordinance.
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