Baltimore County Set to Hire Calif. Firm to Review Contracts

The Daily Record (Baltimore) › June 16, 2004

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As part of its effort to set minority contracting goals capable of withstanding a court challenge, the administration of Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. has hired an Oakland, Calif.- based consulting firm to determine whether minority- and women- owned businesses are receiving their fair share of county contracts.

If the Baltimore County Council approves the $238,522 contract, Mason Tillman Associates will spend the next two years evaluating all past county purchasing contracts. The council is scheduled to vote on the Mason contract June 21.

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Baltimore County Set to Hire Calif. Firm to Review Contracts

At least one councilman, Kevin Kamenetz, yesterday questioned the Smith administration's decision to award the...

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