Robert Palmer
72:55 - 73:28
"Fairbanks bidder then comes in and challenges the award and says it's unconstitutional, and that goes through the bid review process, usually to a judge, and then judge would say yes or no, and typically awards the bid to the lower bidder, which is both cheaper and a non-resident, and so city would have to pay, you know, less expenses."
“Fairbanks bidder then comes in and challenges the award and says it's unconstitutional, and that goes through the bid review process, usually to a judge, and then judge would say yes or no, and typically awards the bid to the lower bidder, which is both cheaper and a non-resident, and so city would have to pay, you know, less expenses.”
- Speaker
- Robert Palmer
- Timestamp
- 72:55 – 73:28
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 19, 2026
From the transcript
Please, Mr. Palmer. Yeah, thank you, through the mayor. So usually these types of challenges come up with challenges to a bid. So let's say a Fairbanks bidder and a North Pole bidder are both within 5%, so the North Pole bidder gets the award. Fairbanks bidder then comes in and challenges the award and says it's unconstitutional, and that goes through the bid review process, usually to a judge, and then judge would say yes or no, and typically awards the bid to the lower bidder, which is both cheaper and a non-resident, and so city would have to pay, you know, less expenses.
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