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Contract dispute: SeaMax says re-bid cost it special-ed route award; district says EMT was most responsive
Summary
SeaMax Transportation told the board it had been lowest responsible bidder for special-education routes but the district reissued the solicitation and later found SeaMax noncompliant; Transportation Director Dennis Garten said the re-drafted bid tightened references and volume requirements and that EMT was judged the most responsive bidder.
A public commenter and SeaMax representative, speaking under public comment, told the board his company had been notified as the responsible low bidder for a special-education transportation contract roughly a year earlier but that the district later reissued the bid and, after re-evaluation, found SeaMax noncompliant.
Johnny Carter said SeaMax was the lowest responsible bidder when bids were first opened and that the district gave notice of award. After the district decided to reject all bids and reissue a more prescriptive solicitation the following year, Carter said SeaMax again submitted…
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