By a vote of 6-1, the Pine Bluff City Council during a special meeting Friday vote to waive competitive biding and hire a consultant to assist the city in selecting a company for trash pickup beginning in November.
Here is the roll call vote by City Clerk Janice Roberts.
Council member Lloyd Holcomb Jr. was absent from the meeting because of another commitment.
The City will pay Solid Waste Specialist a total of $42,600 for their assistance, and will receive that money back from the company selected by a city committee.
After the meeting, Mayor Vivian Flowers said this.
The city’s current contract with Waste Management expires Oct. 30.
At a separate special called meeting, the council voted 7-0 to waive competitive bidding and authorize an agreement with Forvis, LLC to perform an audit of the City’s Federal awards program.
Forvis was formerly known as BKD LLC, and has done the City’s audits for a number of years, and according to the resolution, “competitive bidding cannot secure comparable familiarity and expertise at an equal or better price.”
The resolution said the former BKD auditors are now part of Forvis.
