An engineering executive said Wednesday his firm saw no problem with a State Highway Administration bidding process that yielded his firm a $16 million contract in 2008, and has since come under the scrutiny of state auditors.
“I think some of these things are unfair and create a pretty poor perception of some public officials who are doing a pretty good job for the public," said Steve Zentz, a partner with Rummel, Klepper & Kahl.
RK&K and KCI Technologies won the contract Oct. 15 2008. Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Inc. was awarded a similar five-year, $16 million contract for construction management and inspection services in Montgomery and Prince George's counties about two months later.
The Department of Legislative Services report found SHA did not follow its normal procurement process in awarding the contracts.
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