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Mount Clemens approves noncompetitive purchases for $3 million ice arena upgrade; bonds sold at about 1.55%
Summary
City manager said the specialized nature of certain arena components—compressors, boilers, dehumidifier and flooring—made competitive bidding impractical; the commission approved noncompetitive purchases from named suppliers and confirmed the bond sale that will fund the roughly $3 million project.
City manager Jeff Johnson told commissioners the city has sold bonds to finance a roughly $3 million renovation of the Mount Clemens Ice Arena and that parts of the project do not lend themselves to open competitive bidding because equipment is specialized and must integrate with existing systems.
"When the arena was initially constructed in 1994...Simcoe, a Canadian company, was chosen for a custom compressor build specifically for our facility,"…
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