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office. The competing contractors were physically present. Who has more standing to insure fair competition than the contractors?
"The other matter is more troubling," Stone said. He said that the legal requirements for inviting the public to bid are very specific and that a new public procurement act had taken effect January I.
The new act states that an invitation to all bidders must be publicly posted at a place like the courthouse; or it must appear in a newspaper of general circulation. "Since neither of these conditions were met, the job must be re-bid," Stone said. "Since it appears that we’re moving t* ward rebidding, Mr, Stone,” Eastham said, "if this matter ever came to court, would you be better able to defend us if we each rescinded our vote on accepting the lowest bidder, as is our right if all members agree?” Stone replied that this
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