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Committee member objects to procurement process for county facilities project, says winning bidder tied to contractor
Summary
A Tazewell County board member said resolution P-25-15 did not go out for competitive bids and that the winning contractor is tied to the existing vendor, prompting debate about procurement practices and a request that administrators review bidding processes. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally for this resolution.
A committee member at the Tazewell County Board meeting challenged a facilities project procurement, saying the work “never went out for bids” and that the apparent winner has ownership ties to the county’s existing contractor.
The concern was raised after the board considered resolution P-25-15. The committee member said, “This project here never went out for bids, and the winning bidder is a company that PJ Ayer owns,” and added that they intended to vote no on items that bypassed a public bidding process.
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