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Residents press council on no‑bid Taurus energy advisory contract
Summary
Public commenters and some council members questioned awarding a professional energy advisory contract to Taurus (non fair‑and‑open) and asked for benchmarks, compensation details and a two‑year/three‑year cost history to compare. Administration said the service is allowed as a professional service under local public contracts law and that the vendor will research suppliers and is compensated through supplier bidding.
Residents and council members asked the council on April 22 to explain why the administration selected Taurus (also referenced as Torres/Taurus in the packet) for energy advisory services without a competitive fair‑and‑open procurement.
Joel Basoff asked who Taurus is, how the vendor was selected and whether the administration had benchmarks to evaluate the contractor’s performance. “Who is Taurus?…
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