Another no-bid procurement coming to Montgomery Co.?

Why not? This is how we buy Promethean Boards, artificial turf, visitor entry systems, security cameras in schools, and the first batch of exterior bus cameras that we don't want to use anymore. Why use a Request for Proposal (RFP) when you can just go shopping!

...Richard Harrison, program manager of MCPD's Automated Traffic Enforcement Unit, has said each camera will likely cost between $5,000 and $8,000, and the county can either put out a request for proposals or negotiate a deal with the vendors it currently uses for speed and red-light cameras...

Patch:  County Council Backs School Bus Cameras