$2.4M contract will be rebid following DeKalb investigation
The investigation of DeKalb’s government could result in savings public money spent on police equipment.
DeKalb officials plan to put a $2.4 million annual contract up for competitive bids, and they say they think they'll get a better price than their current deal.
Investigators Mike Bowers and Richard Hyde highlighted the contract, which pays for installation, repair and removal of two-way radios, in their Sept. 30 report on waste, fraud and abuse in county government.
The county began reviewing the contract about two months ago after the investigators interviewed a Purchasing Department employee, said spokesman Burke Brennan.
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