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Clerk corrects misfiled bid during opening, apologizes for confusion
Summary
During the bid-opening reading the Clerk paused, reassigned one bid (Midstate Solution) from the abatement list to the sidewalk infill list, and apologized. The reassignment created an inconsistency with the previously stated bidder counts.
During the bid opening the Clerk paused mid-reading, said "Wait a 2nd," and clarified that a previously read submission should be assigned to a different project. The Clerk stated, "This 1 goes with the sidewalk, actually," and later apologized, saying, "Sorry. I apologize. I'll go back to the our 1st bid, which was for the sidewalk infill project." The Clerk then re-read Midstate Solution of Baxter with a bid of $216,541.18.
The transcript records that the Clerk initially announced there were two bidders for the sidewalk project, later read multiple bidders and then corrected the assignment of at least one submission. The recorded sequence introduces ambiguity about bidder counts and assignment; procurement staff should rely on the official bid submission packages and the procurement record to verify which bids apply to which contract.
No suggestion of impropriety is recorded in the transcript; the Clerk's statements and apology indicate a clerical correction during the public reading. The reading closed with the Clerk thanking bidders.
