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Council delays specialty-uniform vote after members press to keep contract local
Summary
Members postponed a specialty-uniform contract (line item 21.2) for one week after arguing Detroit-based vendor Enterprise should get the full work; police staff said multiple vendors are necessary because no single supplier can meet peak demand.
Detroit City Council postponed a vote on a specialty-uniform contract after several members pushed to keep the full award with a Detroit-based vendor and asked contracting staff for capacity data.
Member Deborah Callaway argued the city should give the entire specialty-uniform contract to Enterprise, a longstanding Detroit company, instead of splitting it with an outside vendor.…
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