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Commissioners approve $6.57M resurfacing contract amid questions about local small-business participation
Summary
The board approved a $6.57 million state-aid asphalt resurfacing contract but commissioners pressed procurement staff about the absence of locally owned small-business participation goals for the award and the options for accessing bidder information.
The Shelby County Commission approved a $6.57 million contract with Standard Construction Company, Inc. for state-aid asphalt resurfacing, but the item prompted a prolonged floor exchange about locally owned small-business (LOSB) participation on state- and federally funded contracts.
Commissioner Thoron raised concerns about how many local companies bid and why the procurement did not include a LOSB participation goal. Procurement staff told the board the project was funded by a…
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