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8.L. APPROVAL OF BID AWARD FOR IRC BID No. 2009028 UPGRADE <br />ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO MIDWAY AT THE IRC FAIRGROUNDS <br />Commissioner O'Bryan explained the details of replacing the electrical service at <br />the Fairgrounds. He felt that even though staff recommended the low bidder (FMR Electrical <br />Contractors, Inc., West Melbourne) for the bid award, an attempt should be made to keep the tax <br />dollars within the County and to consider awarding the bid to Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc., <br />from Vero Beach. <br />Director Frame told the Board about the disclosure form, and noted that Advanced <br />Electrical Systems, Inc. had signed and notarized the form but left one of the blocks blank, making <br />it incomplete. <br />Attorney Collins considered this to be a minor error. <br />Even though Commissioner O'Bryan thought FMR Electrical Contractors, Inc., <br />from West Melbourne, was qualified, he believed that for a small difference they should award the <br />bid to a business in the County. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner O'Bryan to <br />award the bid to Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc. There <br />was no SECOND. MOTION DIED. <br />Commissioner Solari voiced concerns that if staff starts ignoring out of county bids, <br />and if vendors stop bidding, then it would allow in -County bidders to have less financial discipline <br />by raising their bids, and over time the County would pay more for projects with limited dollars. <br />11 <br />January 13, 2009 <br />