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Crest Hill approves $29,854 audio upgrade after council debate over proposal comparability
Summary
After residents raised concerns about possible bid or proposal irregularities, the council debated whether to table or solicit comparable proposals and ultimately approved a $29,854 audio upgrade for council chambers; staff said the procurement used proposals rather than uniform bids and offered to provide emails or affidavits to show vendors did not see competitors' pricing.
Crest Hill aldermen approved on Feb. 2 a $29,854 contract with ACP Creative IT LLC to upgrade audio equipment in the council chambers after a contentious discussion about whether vendors' proposals were directly comparable.
Resident Linda Dyke told the council she had spoken by phone with a vendor, Thomas Burns, and described what she called “proposal rigging,” saying a vendor had been asked to resubmit a proposal in light of another firm's price. “As I did more research, I found that that's called proposal rigging,” she said. “When you give a proposal and someone tells you…
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