NES Goes Before Metro Nashville Council, Lists Off Reasons Why It No-Bid Street Light Contract

Nashville Electric Service Officials Appeared Before Two Metro Nashville Council Committees Monday To Defend A $47 Million No-Bid Contract To Upgrade The City’s Street Lights To LED Fixtures. The Utility Provider Told Council Members To Compare Its Deal To Philadelphia’s, Which Actually Cost 12% Less Per Street Light Fixture, Was Competitively Bid Out And Has A Faster Completion Timeline.

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Nashville General Hospital Board Defers Action On Half-Million-Dollar Marketing And PR Contracts

Nashville General Hospital’s Oversight Board, For A Second Time, Deferred A Vote On A Pair Of High-Dollar, No-Bid Public Relations And Lobbying Contracts With A Single Firm Co-Founded By Former Metro Councilmember Jerry Maynard And His Sister, Misha Maynard, Who Serves As President.

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Lawmakers To Hold Hearings On Bid Process For Community Corrections

Concerned That Longtime Community Corrections Providers Were Pushed Out Of The Bidding Process By Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration, Tennessee Lawmakers Are Set To Hold Hearings To Delve Into Changes That Circumvented The Legislature.

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TN Ends No-Bid Contract With Contract Tracing Firm, $65 Million Poorer

The State Of Tennessee Has Wound Down Its Contact Tracing Contract With Xtend Healthcare, A For Profit Medical Billing Firm Hired In June 2020 Through A No-Bid Contract In The Early Months Of The Covid-19 Pandemic As State Resources Quickly Became Overwhelmed.

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State Senator Calls For Inquiry Into Tennessee No-Bid Contracts

Tennessee State Sen. Heidi Campbell Has Written Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk, Asking Him To Look Into No-Bid Contracts Issued By Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration During The Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Legislators Question State’s $75 Million Contact Tracing Expense With Inexperienced Company

Without Full Legislative Consideration – And Without Public Disclosure – Tennessee Health Officials Have Spent $75 Million To Date, Paying A Hendersonville Medical Company To Handle Contact Tracing.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 Weekend Digest!… August 13, 2021

1) Sexton Asks Lee For Special Session To Address School’s COVID Response
2) Lee’s Executive Order Opens Door For Construction Of Temporary Quarantine/Isolation Facilities In TN
3) State Expects Chattanooga Illegal Alien Shelter’s License To Be Suspended Into Fall
4) Legislators Seek Answers Regarding Billions In No-Bid Contracts
5) Concert Promoter Discriminates Against COVID-19 Survivors With Natural Immunity
6) Maryville Event Venue Closes Its Doors To Freedom Matters Tour
7) Hamilton County Curriculum Review Reveals Widespread CRT Ideologies

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Legislators Seek Answers Regarding Billions of Dollars In No-Bid Contracts

Lawmakers Are Questioning Billions Of Dollars Of Deals That The State Made After Lee’s Executive Order In Response To The Pandemic Gave Departments Permission To Enter Into Contracts Without Taking Bids.

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