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Council approves parking‑garage repair contract after heated exchange over bid specifications
Summary
Council voted to award a parking‑garage repair contract after a contentious debate over rebidding and line‑item changes that reduced the apparent cost by roughly $200,000–$300,000; one councilor abstained from the vote and others warned about potential extras and insufficient review time.
A resolution awarding a contract for repairs to a township parking garage was approved after extended debate over the procurement process and whether bid specifications had been changed in a way that produced a much lower bid.
Councilman Jim Quinlisk pulled the resolution for discussion and said repeated revisions to the bid specification appeared to have removed line items and therefore the lowest bid may not reflect all needed work. "If you do further review on it, it's because we removed a lot of…
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