Posted on Wednesday, 1 February, 2012
After only three working days, the Atlanta City Council rubber-stamped the proposed Hartsfield Jackson Airport contracts worth over $3 billion. Common Cause Georgia and other concerned citizens’ groups urged the Council to delay the vote so that the councilmembers would have more time to review the proposal and get public input. After an 8 hour Council meeting, the largest airport bidding process in the world was approved 12-3. Now that the process is complete, the media is uncovering questionable business relationships. Already WSB Channel 2 has found two separate instances where contract winners should have possibly been disqualified. One winner doesn’t have a charter to do business in Georgia. Another winner may be owned by the same company that won a different contract, and if true, should have been disqualified. Clearly a more careful examination of the process and the recommended winners by the City Council and a public comment period could have been an important step in avoiding lawsuits. Read the stories: Investigation uncovers questionable links between two winning airport vendors - WSB-TV Records show airport contract winner not allowed to do business in Ga. - WSB-TV Note: If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please click to the right of the address bar to ensure you are able to view all the features in our site.
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