Select board approves adding email option for sealed bids

Oct 11, 2024

The board discussed confidentiality for sealed bids submitted electronically and voted to add an email submission option (using a dedicated bids email) and to amend procurement procedures later to incorporate email bidding.

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Board members discussed whether to allow sealed bids to be submitted by email and how to preserve confidentiality. One member proposed creating a dedicated email address (example given as "bids.timeth@gmail") and marking messages as unread until a meeting when bids are opened; another asked the clerk to compare other towns' practices.

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