The Builders Exchange has received a copy of a letter recently sent to Dayton Mayor, Gary Leitzell by Jim Arnett, from our member firm, Orbit Industries, which encompasses Orbit Movers and Erectors, Inc., Orbit Sheet Metal Company, Inc., and S&D Mechanical Contractors, Inc. The letter details this Dayton-based firm's experiences contracting with the City and seeks to "stir a dialog among business people". It will likely be stirring a dialog among City leaders as well.
Click here to see the full letter: Arnett Letter to City of Dayton
Howard Krisher on Monday 12/06/2010 at 09:28 AM
The City of Dayton recently requested proposals for HVAC design and installation. Bids were due Dec.3,2010 and they received only one bid from a contractor outside of the city. HVAC contractors throughout the area are not so busy that they can turn down the opportunity for any work.
Does this lack of interest speak for its self about Dayton contractors reluctance to do business with the City of Dayton?
Lance Gildner on Wednesday 06/23/2010 at 09:59 AM
Jim Arnett is right. The City Commissioners seem more concerned with unanimously supporting the City Manager or various department directors than they are with the fair and equitable treatment of the local businesses that generate the jobs that allow this City to exist. We do not elect public officials to make unanimous decisions - we elect them to make their own decisions based upon moral and ethical considerations, regardless of unanimity. If the City is getting sued for not paying and, after extremely expensive litigation, is losing in Court, something is clearly wrong and needs to fixed. Instead of sitting around and protecting each other's backside, the individuals making up the City management and government should focus on right and wrong and fixing the wrong.