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Board denies procurement protest, awards emergency logistics contract and directs staff to seek backup vendors
Summary
The board approved a three-year emergency-management logistics contract with Garner Environmental Services, denied a bid protest from ABML LLC and directed staff to issue an expedited solicitation for multiple backup contractors after concerns about selection‑committee composition were raised and rejected.
Monroe County commissioners on Wednesday approved a three-year contract awarding emergency-management logistics services to Garner Environmental Services, Inc., rejected a protest from a competing bidder and directed staff to run an expedited solicitation to secure backup contractors.
The contract award followed a formal, timely written protest filed by ABML LLC. ABML’s attorney argued the county’s selection committee failed to follow purchasing procedures outlined in the county’s procurement policy—specifically Chapter 3(b)(9)—because a former county employee who had left county employment participated in the evaluation panel. The protest asked the board to deny the award, reject the bids and re-advertise the solicitation.
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