Ed Morrison · Map the Mess: Sole source contracting — your tax dollars at work

April 5th, 2009

Broma memo
Over at Map the Mess, readers are adding their voice to illuminate Cuyahoga County contracting practices.

A MtM reader points to Broma Information Technology, Inc. Broma is mentioned in the PD article here. Broma pitches itself as a minority contractor.
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It’s a good catch. You have to wonder about a company that has a web site without any individual’s name listed and a “newsletter” that is a year old: Latest issue is April Fool’s Day, 2008.

You can view some of Broma’s County contracts over at Map the Mess here. Broma has contracted with the Engineer’s office, the Juvenile Court and the Recorders Office.

Here are the Articles of Organization for Broma Technology Ltd. filed with the Secretary of State and an address change filing from 2002. (Based on Broma’s articles of organization, founders include Anthony and Alan Ma. “Broma” appears to be derived from “Brothers Ma.” Get it?)

Note: A sole source contract implies that there is only one person or company that can provide the contractual services needed and that any attempt to obtain bids would only result in one person or company being available to meet the need. More here.

You can add your thoughts at the bottom of the Map the Mess home page.

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