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Finally. The League of Cities finally is opposing a bad Bill. When you have a Bill that has the support of several contractor groups, including the 200,000-member Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida, but is drawing opposition from the Florida League of Cities, then you know it is hot stuff. Incidentally, Jeff Clemens voted NO as well. Good going, Jeff.
The Bill (HB 673):
"Local governments wouldn't be able to employ local bid preferences when awarding construction contracts using state dollars under a House bill lawmakers moved forward with on Wednesday.
Members of the House Government Operations subcommittee voted 8-3 in favor of the legislation (HB 673) sponsored by Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, who said the preferences drive up the cost of public construction projects and sometimes eliminate the best bidder for the project because they're located in another Florida county."
Hogwash. Read more at Tallahassee.com.
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" Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, who said the preferences drive up the cost of public construction projects"
ReplyDeleteWhat Jason REALLY MEANS is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,"HOT DAMN! THIS GUY IS HAVING TO SPEND ALL OF MY POTENTIAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAY SOME STUPID WORKERS!"