[StBernard] Contract Award Concerns

[Westley Annis]

J. Dolese:

With what has gone on in Orleans Parish and knowing of some things in the
past that have occurred in the parish, how can one **not** look askance at
something that possibly sticks out like a sore thumb?

JY





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	Several post have questioned the parish awarding a 1.8 million
dollar
	contract to a contractor that has been the subject of a state
investigation.
	
	This contractor is still legally allowed to bid on state and federal
funded
	jobs until  such a time that they are placed on a debarment list. If
the bid
	submitted by the contractor satisfies all of the bid requirements,
bonds,
	documentation etc and they are the low bidder they should be awarded
the
	contract.
	
	As far as questioning if one of the contractor employees is on the
planning
	commission it should be a no issue because the planning commission
should
	not be the  Parish department receiving and processing the bid
packages.
	These types of jobs are usually issued as public bids and opened in
the
	presence of the public.
	
	Bid rigging is a serious offense especially if it occurs  for a
federal
	funded job. Be cautious with what you post. Just a small perception
of bid
	rigging could bring a nasty and costly investigation on our Parish
and
	parish budget.
	
	J Dolese,
	former Lockheed Martin Bid Security Chief