The Bidding Process: The Call for Transparency in County Government Bidding | Eastern North Carolina Now

A self-governed people should never let the politicians, or the burgeoning bureaucracy ever forget who is ultimately in charge - the People.

    A growing concern that is often expressed to me in the recent past, and quite a bit more recently, is that the bidding process in Beaufort County Government needs to be replaced by a more transparent process; one that favors the sense of fairness, while projecting a perspective of a fiduciary obligation to the Beaufort County Tax Payer. A solemn obligation that is real, and obligation that cannot be obfuscated.

    To this extent that I may coax the majority of the Beaufort County Commissioners to adopt these necessary changes to insure a fairer and more transparent bid process to achieve that more stable and reliable relationship with bidders, and that natural fiduciary, as true public servants of taxpayers taxed, and self-governed best, I shall endeavor to do so at the September 5, 2022 general meeting.

    Here below are four simple actions that I would like to see implemented to the greater benefit of Beaufort County Government, and more especially, my constituents.

Tenets to Proper Transparency and a More Effective Bidding Process in Beaufort County's Government

     1. Open all Public Bids at public meetings, and on camera.

     2. Bid proposals shall Not be prepared in any part by any subject bidder.

     3. Advertisement of Public Bids must be broadcast widely to whatever extent is available; including, but not limited to county website, and all local and regional media that requests publicly, or in writing such Public Information of bid process.

     4. In fairness to all bidders, and the Public at large - many of whom are taxpaying constituents - the lowest qualified bid must be accepted unless the bid /bidder is disqualified for just cause. In the event of a relative tie bid, the bid would be awarded to the local bidder.


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Should Beaufort County's Commissioners fund more projects, while adding to the county government work force, or, should these servants to the People work to cut wasteful spending, and give the taxpayers of Beaufort County a break on taxes, possibly starting a new purpose for their existence?

  Yes, please spend more; so much needs to be done in Beaufort County, and we need more government employees doing it.

  No, please work to be frugal; more mindful that this is the public's money, and return to taxpayers what is not absolutely needed.

  Why should I pay attention to stuff?

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