Finance Committee - 07/01/2020 Page 8
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Mr. Mayor and just adding to that, not so much a question. | would assume that we would also be
using these for when we’ve been doing mobile testing or even to put up the messages as to where people
would be able to find information?
Mayor Donchess
We could do that yes.
Alderman Klee
We would be able to justify the purchase of these for COVID reasons in a multitude of manners, even if it is
just to put something up for the City of warning.
Mayor Donchess
Yes. Alderman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Thanks. Did we have a competitive bid on these?
Mayor Donchess
Ms. Kleiner, do you know the answer to that?
Director Kleiner
Mr. Mayor, the DPW Department has a vendor that they have used for the purchase of these message boards.
These particular boards did not go out to bid, they used the vendor that they have on file and they have used
for the purchase of other boards.
Alderwoman Lu
Is it usual that these type of purchases, get — | don’t know — get a competitive bid? Or is just with a more
complex project?
Director Kleiner
So I'll defer to Mr. LaFleur.
Mr. LaFleur
Jeff LaFleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste. In the purchase of the last ones, | think we did the State Bid the
Mass State Bid and that’s where it fell under, we didn’t have to go out to bid for it. I’m pretty sure these were
under a State Bid somewhere that we purchase these off of.
Alderwoman Lu
| see, that’s the Intergovernmental Bid.
