Has or had E G Ford donated to the current 3 council members who are up for election? Hope our city leaders don't get bushwhacked while they're in TX. Perhaps the citizens could help defray costs associated with this unfortunate lawsuit with taking their auto needs to Downtown Ford. Hopefully while the contract may be void with EG Ford to provide services as listed, it would be my hope that they would unofficially follow the guidelines in what they charge the city for work during this period. While I disagree with the awarding of the contract to EG Ford, it was with direction of the city attorney that it happened. Think it may be more like $80,000,000.+ Maybe there's someone out there who's pocket is getting heavy and will come forward with the moolah. We're (the little city of EG)going to "light a fire" under the HH Corp? Really? I think we'd be wiser to beg for their help in getting it built. At least that's humerous.pathetic, but humerous. Wait, don't forget the $50,000 just spent for Texas consultants to tell us whether we can afford to build a 20,000,000 soccer facility and maintain it.or the additional $5,000 spent a week later for the city leaders to fly to Tx and meet the consultants and also to "light a fire under" the owners of our mall, Howard Hughes Corp. When will the citizens wake up and put a stop to this? They can just award the contract to EG Ford and the taxpayers money is spent unwisely.again. They violate the law but are still able to have their cronnies benefit from circumventing the competitive bid process. Oh that's right, the new state workers we paid to come to Elk Grove will be buying burgers across the street during lunch, and then wash it down with a new Ford during their afternoon break!Įlk Grove loses the battle but wins the war. It is hard to imagine how the local taxpayer benefits directly as the City coffers shrink. Once again, the taxpayers will fall victim to cronyism, losing money to pay a higher bidder, and paying legal fees to defend the City in its defense of the lawsuit. Then they can go back and find that it is in the public interest to buy local and skip the bid process. By losing the request for writ of mandate, Downtown Ford is out legal fees and may very well find that the City Council will take action to reject all bids. It is sad that this is not a victory for the taxpayers, nor for the prevailing party-Downtown Ford. Interim City Attorney Jonathon Hobbs advised the council at the time it was within their discretion to award the contract to Elk Grove Ford if they found it was in the best interest of the city to do so.Ĭity officials decline to comment on pending litigation.
When the matter was before the Elk Grove City Council on December 14, the council decided not to follow staff recommendation awarding the contract to Downtown Ford even though the bid was $30,000 lower than Elk Grove Ford's. This argument is not persuasive as a matter of fact or law."Īlthough Downtown Ford was able to have the contract with Elk Grove Ford vacated, Kenny denied their request to have the contract awarded to them. In making this argument, they contend that the City essentially “dispensed with” bidding by deciding to award the contract based on a determination that it was in the best interest of the City to do so. The City and Elk Grove Ford argue that the City was authorized to act as it did under the exception provided in EGMC Section 3.42.180(B)(3). "Based on the facts as found above, the Court concludes that the City’s action awarding the contract to Elk Grove Ford violated EGMC Section 3.42.180(A)(7), because the City did not award the contract to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid, which was Downtown Ford.
The suit was brought by Sacramento's Downtown Ford last year after the city council awarded the contract to Elk Grove Ford even though they submitted the lower bid. In a tentative ruling issued Friday afternoon, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny ruled that the City of Elk Grove must vacate the city vehicle car maintenance contract it awarded to Elk Grove Ford last year. Note clarification: The ruling issued last Friday was tentative and the contract is for all city vehicles.
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