The Fairhope City Council awarded a $1.2 million low bid for disaster debris removal and disposal to Pittman Tractor, a company owned by State Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose), at its regular meeting June 8.
Pittman Tractor has held the city’s contract for disaster debris removal since 2012, when it won with a low bid of $1,062,255.
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