Miami-Dade mayoral candidates say limit County Commission’s authority to award contracts
Miami-Dade mayoral candidates Jimmy Morales and Carlos Alvarez say they would enact "procurement reform" to combat the influence of lobbyists in the commission chamber.
Miami-Dade mayoral candidates Jimmy Morales and Carlos Alvarez say they would enact “procurement reform” to combat the influence of lobbyists in the commission chamber. According to the Miami Herald, a few years ago, when the county put its pay phones up for bid, the commission attempted to award the contract to BellSouth, who had deployed a small army of politically connected lawyers and lobbyists, though AT&T had offered $50 million over five years, $31 million more than the competition.
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