tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post8351515458619604298..comments2024-02-12T04:30:53.556-05:00Comments on Tim White Listens: Trash hauling contract 1/21Tim Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16588518063096822071noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-20553371303712618452009-01-26T18:34:00.000-05:002009-01-26T18:34:00.000-05:00Go out for bid, let the trash dudes do some trash ...Go out for bid, let the trash dudes do some trash talking. We already know what the current guy will give us, no hurt in asking for other input.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-32581224434679208952009-01-26T09:21:00.000-05:002009-01-26T09:21:00.000-05:001024 p.m. seems to be saying that it took the feds...1024 p.m. seems to be saying that it took the feds from afar to figure out that the town was getting hosed by one of its contractors. How many bids did the town receive for the subject service? Was the lowest bidder picked? Did both the bid package and the contract delineate that criminal behavior would result in termination?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-89242154973978188552009-01-25T22:24:00.000-05:002009-01-25T22:24:00.000-05:00there is/was no competition because the likes of t...<I>there is/was no competition because the likes of the town municipal organization didn't make competition take place</I><BR/><BR/>The town went out to bid. How would the town have known about the Gallante stuff and realized what was happening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-31101824087340791062009-01-25T21:43:00.000-05:002009-01-25T21:43:00.000-05:00TW said at 5:55 p.m. "... there wasn't going to be...TW said at 5:55 p.m. "... there wasn't going to be any real competition anyway until stuff sorted out. . ."<BR/><BR/>First where is the moral high ground and second there is/was no competition because the likes of the town municipal organization didn't make competition take place. <BR/><BR/>It is amazing that CT towns develop such close working relationships with their most highly compensated contractors and then learn too late that all was not above board in the billing department. Not to worry, just keep those annual tax increases coming along now - - -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-30424608209882455492009-01-25T20:35:00.000-05:002009-01-25T20:35:00.000-05:00Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention about the ce...Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention about the cement shoes, one size fits all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-39047572739349291512009-01-25T10:24:00.000-05:002009-01-25T10:24:00.000-05:00"you will be wearing cement shoes"It's good to kno..."you will be wearing cement shoes"<BR/><BR/>It's good to know that they are still making shoes. This is one business they can't send to China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-23370073045613287192009-01-24T17:55:00.000-05:002009-01-24T17:55:00.000-05:00When the corruption was made public why didn't the...<I>When the corruption was made public why didn't the town terminate the agreement and sue for damages immediately?</I><BR/><BR/>That was my immediate reaction too. But you may recall that the reporting said all trash haulers in the area were involved. So for a time being, there wasn't going to be any real competition anyway... until that stuff got sorted out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-17755036840606110032009-01-24T17:27:00.000-05:002009-01-24T17:27:00.000-05:00Bid. I echo 7:57am. Why are you saying the Galla...Bid. I echo 7:57am. Why are you saying the Gallant issue. It's the AJ issue. Does there even need to be a discussion? pass the meatballs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-31223754073611748482009-01-23T07:57:00.000-05:002009-01-23T07:57:00.000-05:00Where is the moral high ground here? When the cor...Where is the moral high ground here? When the corruption was made public why didn't the town terminate the agreement and sue for damages immediately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-979579209340188102009-01-23T00:13:00.000-05:002009-01-23T00:13:00.000-05:00If they make us an offer we can't refuse, then we ...If they make us an offer we can't refuse, then we should take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com