DULUTH — A much-debated proposed contract with an Arizona-based firm to market Duluth as a tourist destination will go to a City Council vote on Monday.
The two-year contract in play amounts to $3.6 million, or $1.8 million per year.
But City Attorney Terri Lehr warned councilors that their options may be limited.
She cited the city’s purchasing code, which Lehr said “requires the city to use a competitive procurement process on the purchase of goods and services and for contracts.” She noted the only exception would be for professional services where that is not reasonable.
Lehr said the multiple responses the city received to its request for proposals would indicate that the award of the…
