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£ { $ ] £ é pi § B ¥ 4 7 gi RT o--- i - --_-- "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" 10 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 5,1993 0 139 Water Street & 6 High Street, Port Perry * INSURANCE WORK SAVE upto Onanyone replacement be = © Xone WINDSHIELD Insurance Claim with most insurance companies with this coupon at time of purchase | 3 Locations ¢ Mobile Service 985-8507 Port Perry All Work Guaranteed 668-2003 Whitby By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star A Courtice company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the Region of Dur- ham. Courtice Auto Wreckers was handed the five-year, $5.9- million contract last week to haul and spread liquid digested sludge from the region's water Jal [ep pe] NIE_"¥.\ NH poflition donbial plants, oh | FRIDAY NIGHT OCT. 8 - VIEW 6PM - SALE 7PM Ca ta lang material on agricultural land ODDFELLOWS HALL across the region. 14460 Simcoe Street, S. Port Perry, South of Hwy. 7A In Port Perry Although a clear majority of Under instructions received from various principals & consigners, to the coundilices approved the supplement & liquidat ! | . ; contract (22-7), it was a contro- & e approx. $200,000. worth in merchandise. versial decision debate nonethe- TOYS, SHARP, JVC, SONY, ZENITH, MITSUBISHI, SANYO, ETC less. ELECTRONICS, GIFTWARE, STEREOS, COMPUTERS, FAX, TVS, LAMPS, The controversy centred CLOCKS, EXERCISE MACHINES, DOLLS, WATCHES, JEWELLERY, around the tender process and he fact that Courtice Auto PARTIAL LIST: OVER 400 PCS OF IRWIN TOYS, RADIO CONTROL CARS, TALKING & : WALKING DOLLS, EDUCATIONAL GAMES, RACE TRACKS, GO CARTS, M. JORDAN pi reckers appeared to be the SETS, MICROSCOPES, TWINS, KID TYPEWRITERS, LAND SHARK, R/C CARS, 1801 bidder among the Lwo com- FUN COPIERS, ETC., COLOR TVS FROM 14° UP TO JUMBO 52" BRAND NAMES, HOME | Panies vying for the contract. STEREOS, FAX, GETOBLASTERS WITH CD, COMPUTERS, CAR STEREOS, CELLULAR According to documents, the PHONES, CAMCORDERS, CORDLESS PHONES, TYPEWRITERS, TABLE LAMPS, FIGURNES, | tender from Laidlaw Waste Sys- HALOGEN TRACK LIGHTS, ANSWERING MACHINES, FEW VCRS, UNIVERSAL REMOTES, FILE'| tems was the lower bid. CABINETS, PORTABLE HEATERS, COOKWARE, CHESS SETS, CRYSTALS, BOWLS, VASES, But despite being the lower GRAVY BOATS, BINOCULARS, EPLADY SHAVERS, CAR STEREOS, AMPLFERS SETS, | 1.4 1c' 0 that th CRYSTAL COLLECTOR CARS, LEATHER FINISH BRIEFCASES, LEATHER 3 PCS LUGGAGE, 1¢, parties argue that the CUTLERS 6 PLACE SETS W/BOX. GYM MACHINES TO INCLUDE BIKE, STEPPERS, Ski | tender process was flawed. MACHINE, BRASS FIREPLACE SCREENS BAY WINDOW, WALLETS, SEVERAL PORCELAIN Representatives from Laid- DOLLS, JUICE TIGER JUICERS, CARRY ON LEATHER BAGS, MICROWAVES, STEREO STANDS, | law argued on a number of occa- PORCELAIN VASES, FISH BOWLS, SEVERAL PRINTS, SILVERWARE, 14K GOLD JEWELLERY | gions that their bid was approxi- TD su. orn $105, DIMOND RINGS, DIAMOND SOLITAIRE, DINNER RINGS, | ately $75,000 lower over the X ' term of the contract than the SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TERMS: CASH OR VISA & MASTERCARD Courtice bid. SALE BY GLOBAL AUCTIONS (416) 881-6449 But according to Scugog May- or Howard Hall. who sits on the Special Standing Committee, the estimates were inaccurate as it did not take into account all the factors. The company was basing its bid on the fact that it would be distributing the sludge on the agricultural land for nine months and hauling it for incin- eration for three months. But due to provincial regula- tions, the application can only be conducted for seven months, requiring haulage for five months. With this taken into account, it was determined that the Courtice bid was more accepta- ble. The Works Department, hav- ing reviewed the applications, recommended to council that the Courtice bid be accepted. ™ . Roy Brown, general manager from laidlaw, argued in a dele- gation to council members that its company was the lowest bid- der, had the expertise and capi- tal to carryout the job. Mr. Brown also argued that a dangerous precedent would be set by ignoring the tender pro- cess. "In this time of restraint and cutbacks to citizens and resi- dents, council would be setting a precedent by breaking tradition of accepting the lowest bid." But John Aker, chairman of a NAPOLEON MODEL 3014 GAS INSERT © 30,000 BTU's Tested As A Heater © No Electricity Required © Optional Thermostat o Adjustable Heat Flame Automatic On/Off Blower *Plus more. 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