Augusta contractor makes stand against perceived race-based tender bias.
An Augusta demolition company that was the first local business to legally challenge the way the city buys goods and services has sued again, this time over a last-minute bid substitution that substantially changed the city’s approach to seeking demolition services.
The suit by Thompson Building Wrecking Co. seeks a temporary restraining order and asks the judge to find the city in contempt of court. The company’s attorney, Robert Mullins, filed the motions Friday in U.S. District Court. Thompson contends that the city is trying to give minority-owned businesses preference in direct violation of a November 2007 federal court order that prohibits the city from race-based preferential treatment.
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