Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot, at numerous times since being elected in 2006, has railed against the procurement system as a member of the Board of Public Works, a three-member panel that includes Gov. Martin J. O’Malley and state Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp. The board, among other duties, approves contracts with state agencies. Franchot is critical of a system that he contends yields too many single-source bids, rewards incumbent contractors, forces the state to accept bad deals and seems designed to benefit favored bidders. Franchot, whose reputation has shifted from being a so-called Takoma Park liberal to a populist moderate watching the public pocketbook, said he believes last month’s election delivered him an ally in Hogan.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:34:59 +0000