Behind closed doors: How the Port conducts public business in private

By Pat Grubb for The Northern Light

When The Northern Light requested documentation for 40 professional services contracts in this range (2020–2024), the Port provided evidence of the required evaluation process for just one.

The Port has pointed to advertisements as evidence of competition. But posting an ad is only the first step. Absent from 39 of 40 files was documentation that proposals were evaluated, qualifications compared, and selection justified.

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