Times: Amid bidding questions, Hercules extols mail protection program

— by Jeffrey Wisniewski — 1 April 2010 — Comments Off

Safe mailboxes, dirty contracts? … “Resident Dan Romero and Councilman Don Kuehne asked why Obrestad’s existing contract was expanded without bid the last time it came up and why the same was being proposed once again. [...] Kuehne said a bid in today’s economy might be 20 percent lower than in 2008. Nevertheless, Kuehne joined in the council’s unanimous approval of the [March 23] consent calendar, with the contract amendment. [...] ‘Why do we have city staff workers doing the work for NEO?’ Romero said. ‘It’s almost like NEO is a hidden entity inside the city. But that hidden entity is costing the city money.’“