A frequent critic of Baltimore's contract bidding process filed a lawsuit Wednesday contending that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
and other members of the Board of Estimates have acted
"discriminatorily and outright corruptly" by awarding contracts to large
firms without considering minority contractors.
The 185-page
civil lawsuit brought by Arnold Jolivet, managing director of the
Maryland Minority Contractors Association Inc., seeks damages for what
it calls "flagrantly unlawful, willful and unconscionable conduct" by
city officials.
The lawsuit by Jolivet, an influential advocate of
minority business rights in years past, asked that the contractors
association be awarded $40 million in damages as a result of the city's
alleged discrimination.
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I've seen some of these contractors credentials , they shouldn't be allowed to sweep the streets.
ReplyDeleteBesides that , they don't have enough money to bribe the city officals , enough said.
Just a different way to play the race card.
2:12 is spot on-word for word. To elaborate on the first point, I have seen some of these minority contractors at work. They know they don't have to please the customer like the rest of us do and it shows in their attitude and work ethic.
ReplyDeleteBut...O'Malley will roll like a kitty and stroke the 40 million over like he was a gun point!
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