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Councilmember Krug asked to make a statement before the uniform bids were <br /> discussed. He said a local business that has 25 employees and a million dollar <br /> payroll put in a bid for the uniforms and apparently did not get the bid. Mr. Krug <br /> said he did not like the thought of the City sending $25,000.00 to our neighboring <br /> county instead of keeping it in our City. City Engineer Damon Johnson said the <br /> City received 3 bids for the uniforms, Paramount out of Memphis, Home Town Mat <br /> out of Pleasant Plains and Nu-Way from Batesville. Mr. Johnson said there several <br /> issues with each bid and each company was contacted for clarification. He said <br /> when considering the bids, he did not consider where the company was located or <br /> number of employees but considered who met the specs best and the overall cost. <br /> He said Paramount was the highest quote. Home Town Mat quote was <br /> approximately $30.00 less than Nu-Way's quote. He said the bid specs specifically <br /> said the quote should not have any add on costs such as fuel costs, maintenance <br /> fees, etc. The Nu-Way bid had one add on that according to his understanding, Mr. <br /> Johnson said could add as much as $8,000.00 to the bid. The quote said "There is <br /> a buyout consisting of the un-depreciated value for any garments picked up due to <br /> premature termination of any employee for any reason". Mr. Krug said that Mr. <br /> Johnson misunderstood the meaning of the language and asked him if he asked for <br /> clarification. Mr. Johnson said he did not because he understands the language. <br /> Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Eugene Townsley, who helped in the bid <br /> process, said once he heard there was an issue about the language, he called for <br /> clarification and he was told that because the uniforms were embroidered with the <br /> City of Batesville logo, they could not reuse the uniforms. Therefore, if an <br />