tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4995927890805017172..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Told You So, Indianapolis Can't Deny Public Dislosure Of Criminal Justice Center RFPGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-92053602644963031812014-09-27T14:53:20.146-05:002014-09-27T14:53:20.146-05:00They haven't posted them on the council's ...They haven't posted them on the council's website if they've been furnished.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78349531145992202352014-09-27T14:20:41.363-05:002014-09-27T14:20:41.363-05:00Have the documents for the ROC been given over as ...Have the documents for the ROC been given over as the Judge ordered months ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7751089685160245792014-09-27T11:16:32.261-05:002014-09-27T11:16:32.261-05:00You might be tempted to think that with all the se...You might be tempted to think that with all the secrecy surrounding this new Criminal Justice Center we were constructing a Secret Underground HQ for the Strategic Air Command. <br /><br />The Star as usual is silent in demanding details for the citizens. Bottom line The Star does not serve as a stage for a vigorous debate. There is no debate, the only side presented is the one that best serves Crony-Capitalism. <br /><br />The City County Council also is mute. No one appears to be interested in forcing the issue of transparency. <br /><br />Floggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383015097067413086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-57071096145405082952014-09-26T19:25:32.990-05:002014-09-26T19:25:32.990-05:00Spot on, Mr. Welsh. There's no excuse for not ...Spot on, Mr. Welsh. There's no excuse for not making public the RFP, unless the playing field for those "competing" for the contract is not actually level. This process could not be less transparent and as you've eluded the purpose can only be that this project will get rammed down our throats once everything has already been decided behind the scenes. This is how big public projects in Indy get done. <br /> Calling architectural and engineering plans "trade secrets" during the bidding process is absolute BS. All proposers should be provided the same information. The only way these entities know that is if the documents are made public. If I tried procuring a project this way I'd expect to be fired. And if I was one of the losing entities I would protest immediately and file suit. <br />The way this is being procured - "P3" - is for lazy government. Seriously, line up your own financing, figure out what the hell it is you want, get it designed and bid out construction. Know what happens when you pay a contractor to figure it all out for you? You get financially raped and the product you get is the cheapest crap money can buy. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-39604855838156967842014-09-26T18:18:54.330-05:002014-09-26T18:18:54.330-05:00If I remember correctly the Indiana Public Access ...If I remember correctly the Indiana Public Access law has no enforcement ability, i.e. even if you are found at fault the Puclic Access does have any authority to penalize you. <br /><br />So the city can play semantics with informal / formal requests and stall until the bid becomes a fait accompli. At that time whether or not we see the rfp is moot and the city can continue upon it's merry way doing anything they want without anyone or anything to impede their quest to fleece Indy taxpayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-23638297767294472772014-09-26T16:40:56.520-05:002014-09-26T16:40:56.520-05:00Gary, THANK YOU for remaining keen and hot on this...Gary, THANK YOU for remaining keen and hot on this issue.<br /><br />The proposed new Criminal Justice Center simply does not make sense as proposed. Moronic Mayor Ballard et al. alleging (to use Advance Indiana words) "that essentially a private developer can deliver a brand new, state-of-the-art criminal justice center for not a penny more than the $122 million the administration claims we are currently spending annually to support existing facilities" is truly beyond human belief.<br /><br />DeWester's "reasoning" as to why the City can keep secret what should be public is typical of what I personally experienced up close and personal in the machinations of the Brooks-DeWester Center Township Regime.<br /><br />Ms. DeWester, currently the ostensible Center Township Chair and the former Center Township Vice Chair under her long-time friend and mentor Hamilton County political apparatchik David Brooks, will probably do all she can to keep the keys to this "criminal justice center" secret.<br /><br />This is how the establishment Marion County GOP works.<br /><br />It is no wonder grass roots Conservatives have fled the Marion County GOP in droves. With "leadership" like this, who needs enemies? As Pogo remarked, "We have seen the enemy and they are us."<br /><br />I hunger for the day when real justice is served to the Marion County taxpayers who are the paycheck for the special interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com