Comments on: State Attorney Launches Investigation Into Commissioner, Contract Rebid

By: Other

Other — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:18:12 +0000

There goes the public trust again, down the big “T”. All the ethics training in the world for supervisors and empoyees, yet the big guys don’t attend. GO FIGURE!!!

By: escambiamom

escambiamom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:35:57 +0000

“When are we going to start keeping our jobs here and award only to locals?”

Do local contractors even *want* a rule like that? I heard one of them say (at the BCC meeting, I think) that if Escambia County institutes local company preferences, then they will be subject to less favorable status in other counties/states that they bid in. He said that they have to sign a statement that said that Escambia County doesn’t favor local bidders to receive the same treatment elsewhere.
Roads Inc. does jobs all over…here and in AL. Would *they* even want a rule like that?!

This whole issue was about changing the criteria AFTER the bid specs were published and a lowest bidder was recognized. But the BCC better carefully consider any measures to give preference to local companies and make sure that the contractors really want this! No more uniformed “mistakes”.

By: dnutjob

dnutjob — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:36:54 +0000

When ae we going to start keeping our jobs here and award only to locals?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:30:46 +0000

Good Job Oversight; What a complete disregard for the people who put these clowns in office. Each should resign as quickly as possible and let the people search for someone that we can trust. House cleaning is going to happen and elected officials should take notice. Come election time if your ship is not in good order you’re gonna be in trouble.

By: A Watchman

A Watchman — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:03:46 +0000

The “Croney” politics is the cancer of America and it is rampant at all levels. “You shall know a tree by it’s fruit. ” Look for CHACTER, not “chacters” as leaders.

By: Oversight

Oversight — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:56:12 +0000

Two months after the orginal bid process, which was done correctly by the way, the orginal bid winner has yet to get started on this project. The real loosers in this are the public trust in our county’s elected board and the residents who’ll benift from the project. Gulf Coast should take the BOCC to the cleaners for this sharade of Valentoino’s (along with Kevin, Wilson, and Grover). I don’t hold any hope that the State’s Attorney will find any wrong doing, but findings of politics as usual for Escambia County.