0:29
Aimee Williams
41:51 - 42:21
“As we do when we get any kind of a protest, it goes to the manager, and the manager has a certain amount of time to answer it. We answered it right away, sent that reply back to the other bidder. They have it, and I got an email back that said thank you, and that's the only thing that we've heard. I have shared that response with both your Deputy Prime presiding officer and the mayor, just so they were included on what was going on.”
- Speaker
- Aimee Williams
- Timestamp
- 41:51 – 42:21
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- July 2, 2026
From the transcript
As we do when we get any kind of a protest, it goes to the manager, and the manager has a certain amount of time to answer it. We answered it right away, sent that reply back to the other bidder. They have it, and I got an email back that said thank you, and that's the only thing that we've heard. I have shared that response with both your Deputy Prime presiding officer and the mayor, just so they were included on what was going on. Protests don't naturally— it's not the natural flow to come to the assembly.
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