COOK COUNTY WASTES ADDITIONAL $25,000 ON CONTRACT

COOK COUNTY WASTES ADDITIONAL $25,000 ON CONTRACT

Scottsdale, AZ — October 5, 2010 —Cook County Illinois announced that they are rejecting a low bid from Uniforms Manufacturing Inc because their headquarters are in the state of Arizona

Cook County has announced a ban on doing business with Arizona companies due the Arizona passage of SB 1070. On October 5, 2010 a bid from Uniforms Manufacturing Inc. was rejected that was $25,000 less than the next closest bidder. After a two votes by the county commissioners Uniforms Manufacturing’s bid was rejected simply based on where their corporate headquarters are located.

Uniforms Manufacturing Inc is a small company based in Scottsdale Arizona and had been successfully providing uniforms for many of the county employees and inmates since 1978. “The loss of this contract is not a devastating blow for the company however; it does push more tax burden onto the taxpayers of Cook County.” Larry Tucker, CEO of Uniforms Manufacturing Inc, was quoted as saying, “While it is the right of the county to choose to whom they award contracts it is not fair to further burden the people of Cook County with additional tax burden especially given the current economic climate. Since the county board refuses to do the right thing while serving their constituents, Uniforms Manufacturing Inc will have to.”