Bibb BOE rejects low bid from Albany firm | Education | Macon.com

What could have been a fairly routine vote about accepting a bid for kitchen equipment for Heard Elementary School turned into an extended discussion about Bibb County school board policy Thursday night.

Board members rejected in a 5-2 vote the low bid presented by Albany-based Trimark Strategic, even though the bid for the equipment came in $9,000 lower than a bid from Macon-based Direct South.

Board members Lynn Farmer and Thelma Dillard were the only board members who favored accepting the bid, but they were outvoted. Board president Sue Sipe was absent.

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