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November 6, 2012
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Posted by M.T. Cicero
Who needs bidding? It makes it difficult for us to play favorites!
November 6, 2012It seems that last week (October 30, 2012) Council decided to buy a new phone system.
They did this without bidding. Evidently that would be inconvenient.
6B. Discussion and action on the award of Solicitation No. 2012-252 (VOIP Telephony and Network Infrastructure) to Sigma Technology Solutions, Inc., for an initial term award of $6,898,523.
www.elpasotexas.gov/muni_clerk/city_council.asp?agenda=10-30-12&addition=false
It seems to me that for almost 7 million dollars the City should have considered competitive offers, but they are evidently so smart that they can pick the right solution without input from the market.
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Posted by jcurrey
Consent Agenda
November 6, 2012My understanding of the Council’s rules for the consent agenda are that members of the public are only allowed to ask questions about an item.
Why is it that if Council decides to put something on the consent agenda we are not allowed to tell them what we think about the item?
It seems to me that Council is saying “we have decided to do something, we might explain it to you but we do not want your thoughts on the matter”.
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