Two no-bid corrections contracts canceled
Source: By JENNIFER LIBERTO, St Petersburg Times (FL), April 1, 2006
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Corrections is killing two no-bid contracts with a private company, together valued at $84-million, after months of criticism and a scathing audit. In two letters written Friday, interim prison boss James McDonough wrote that the state is ending two contracts with Tallahassee's TYA Pharmaceuticals, including one to repackage medications for prisoners, worth $72-million, and the other to split tablets, valued at $12-million. ..... The state plans to take over the pill splitting at the end of 30 days, conducting the work in-house at a savings, McDonough wrote.