[MassHistPres] MassHistPres Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8

[Harry LaCortiglia]

By any chance does the second bidder just so happen to be the 
professional historic painting consultant who inspected the building's 
exterior?

Sometimes to save time, money and effort folks who have to publish an 
RFQ ask a potential bidder that they have a previous working 
relationship with to "help" create the specs for the project. Most of 
the time this is a good thing, that works well. Other times, it can 
create a problem or two.

While there is nothing technically illegal about a relationship such as 
this, a disinterested party might detect an odor....

H. LaCortiglia



On 8/5/2011 8:48 PM, masshistpres-request at cs.umb.edu wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:42:47 -0400
> From: Garrett Laws<copperandslate at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Historic Exterior Paint
> To: Joseph Larson<larson at tei.umass.edu>
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> This is coming from a contractor? Send a copy of the specs to the low bidder
> (and town attorney) and tell them to go fly a kite!
>
> You spent the time to choose a specific product, so if the product of the
> low bidder is identical, tell them you'll accept their bid if they follow
> your specifications!
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> Good luck,
> Garrett
>
> On Friday, August 5, 2011, Joseph Larson<larson at tei.umass.edu>  wrote:
>> The Town of Pelham recently issued a request for bids to paint the 1743
> Pelham Meetinghouse. The bid request specified a particular brand and type
> of paint, as recommended by a professional historic painting consultant who
> inspected the building?s exterior. We did not allow for ?equivalent? brands.
> The low bidder refuses to use the specified paint. He wants to use the brand
> of paint that he sells. The second bidder will use the specified paint. It
> will cost us more, but we can afford it.
>>
>>
>> The low bidder will file a complaint if we go to the second bidder because
> he says his brand is equivalent. The second bidder will file a complaint if
> we award the job to the low bidder because we changed the terms under which
> he bid. Our Selectmen may decide to reject both and re-bid the project.
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have advice on this problem? If we re-bid, how can we ensure
> that a high quality paint is used, not just what a bidder can provide
> because he gets it cheaper?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joseph S. Larson, Chairman
>>
>> Town of Pelham
>>
>> Historical Commission
>>
>> 27 Arnold Road
>>
>> Pelham, Mass. 01002-9757
>>
>> 413-256-8256<tel:413-256-8256>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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