Did You Know?
For reference please read my previous post…
Did you that a General Contractor does not even have to disclose his list of subs to be awarded a contract with the City? It wasn’t until I recently requested that contractors provide the City with the sub-contractor lists when dealing with local preference issues. During our first local preference contract discussion this year an Austin contractor informed the Council that he had not decided upon all of his subs. So…. I wonder, would it be wrong I voted to award the job referenced in my previous post to a Contractor that after the fact picked me to do the work? I’ve been told that a Council person should abstain from a vote in which there may be a reasonable chance of receiving work as a result of the contract being awarded. Hmmmmm, wouldn’t it make the sense that I shold refrain from discussions about a project in which there may be a reasonable chance I could receive work as a result of the contract being awarded?
Tags: City Charter, Conflict of Interest, Ethics