Tinley Park Disposal received no-bid contracts for years
Via The Chicago Tribune
In 2011, Tinley Park concluded its residents were paying more for garbage collection than people in neighboring towns.
But instead of trying to find a less expensive alternative, the village rehired the same garbage collection company, a firm tied to a political insider, without any competitive bidding. That contract extension in 2011, worth an estimated $24 million, won’t expire until 2019.
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