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Commissioners press for transparency after sealed‑bid complaints and ask for local‑vendor protections
Summary
Small‑business owners and several commissioners raised complaints about sealed bids and contract awards, prompting discussion of scorecards, decentralized purchasing practices, and a referral of a firefighter uniform contract back to committee for more review.
Small‑business owners and commissioners pressed county purchasing officials for more transparency and stronger local‑vendor protections after at least one bidder alleged irregularities in a sealed‑bid process.
Former commissioner and business owner Steve Bazer told the Board that his wife’s company, Alpha 1 Apparel, had an option to extend a contract for uniforms with the Fire Department but found the department put the work out to bid prematurely. Bazer said he filed a protest with purchasing and has not received a reply; he asked commissioners to reject the bid award or return the matter to…
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