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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I love the picture---looks like Looney
Tunes Luna is giving his boss the platefull of crow that Butch now has to
eat. Idaho has nothing on Tammany Hall.....cronyism and corruption, bullying and
bribery, payoffs and favorites. You couldn't make this stuff up!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Judge rules state
of Idaho broke law with broadbandcontract</DIV>
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<DIV>Courtesy of the Idaho Statesman at:</DIV>
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href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/11/3480464_judge-rules-state-broke-law-with.html?sp=/99/1687/&rh=1">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/11/3480464_judge-rules-state-broke-law-with.html?sp=/99/1687/&rh=1</A></DIV>
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<P
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rules state of Idaho broke law with broadband contract</SPAN></P>
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class=dateline>BOISE</SPAN> — The state’s $60 million broadband contract
is illegal and deemed void, according to a decision issued Monday by Fourth
District Court Judge Patrick Owen.</SPAN></P>
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style="">The judge's ruling could mean any money the state has paid out under
the contract must be repaid and the state may have to reimburse the federal
government money it received to help pay for the Idaho Education Network,
which is a statewide broadband network to link public schools, universities,
libraries, state agencies and other locations. </SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">Owen said the state broke the law in 2009 when it changed the Idaho
Education Network broadband service contract after awarding it to Education
Networks of America, its partner Syringa Networks, and Qwest. One month after
awarding the contract, the state carved out Syringa and gave all the project’s
technical work to Qwest. Syringa sued the state alleging it awarded the
contract illegally.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">The state erred when it amended the contract to carve out Syringa,
Owen said Monday.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">In July 2014, the Department of Administration, which issued the
contract, added new amendments to the contract to replace the initial
amendment carving out Syringa. The state said these new amendments fixed the
contract, and therefore Syringa had no case and asked the judge to dismiss the
case.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">Owen disagreed.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">“An agreement made in violation of the state’s procurement law cannot
be fixed or cured,” Owen wrote. The state’s "efforts to salvage these void
contracts were futile and of no effect.”</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">Owen disagreed.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">“An agreement made in violation of the state’s procurement law cannot
be fixed or cured,” Owen wrote. The state’s "efforts to salvage these void
contracts were futile and of no effect.”</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">The judge also chastised the Department of Administration, saying it
“refuses to acknowledge that its bid process in this case was and remains
fatally flawed. … DOA continues to fund these contracts. DOA even tries to fix
what cannot be fixed,” Owens wrote.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">Once a contract is deemed void, it does not have any legal existence
or effect, Owen stated. Under state law, if a contract violates state law, any
money paid by the state shall be repaid.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">“Because these contract awards are void, the provision of Idaho Code
67-5727 now apply,” Owen stated.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">In addition to paying millions to Qwest and ENA since 2009, the state
has received nearly $15 million from the Federal Communications Commission,
which subsidizes about 75 percent of the Idaho Education Network’s
costs.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">The state would have received an additional $10 million in federal
money, but the company managing the E-rate program stopped making payments,
totaling about $500,000 monthly, to the state in March 2013 because of
concerns about the pending lawsuit against the state.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">The FCC has been conducting its own inquiry into the broadband
contract.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">Earlier this year, the state’s attorney told the Idaho Education
Network board that if the contract was found to be invalid, the FCC could
demand the state return the money it received from the federal E-rate
program.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">State attorneys will reviewing the court's ruling on Tuesday,
according to a memo Dept. of Administration Director Teresa Luna sent to memo
Idaho Education Network board members Monday evening notifying them judge
ruled against the state.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">The state's options include asking Judge Owen to reconsider his
decision or appealing to the Idaho Supreme Court.</SPAN></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="">Details on the Idaho Education Network program and
lawsuit</SPAN></FONT></H2>
<P
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<P
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style="">Why did Syringa sue the state? </STRONG></P>
<P
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style="">In 2009, the Department of Administration put out to bid the 20-year,
$60 million Idaho Education Network project, a statewide broadband network to
link public schools, universities, libraries, state agencies and other
locations. Once implemented, the IEN will provide high-speed Internet service,
two-way video, streaming video courses and other benefits to all Idaho
classrooms.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">Education Networks of America and Syringa Networks submitted a joint
proposal. An independent review panel found the Syringa group was the least
expensive and most technically proficient bidder, scoring the group's proposal
above that of fellow bidder Qwest (now CenturyLink) in six of seven
categories, according to court and other documents.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">The state awarded the contract to ENA/Syringa and to Qwest. After the
contract's appeal period had passed, the state later cut Syringa out the
project.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">In December 2009, Syringa Networks sued the state and Mike Gwartney,
then director of the Department of Administration. In the lawsuit, Syringa
alleges Gwartney bullied company CEO Greg Lowe and blackballed his company
from state contracts. The Fourth District Court dismissed the case in 2011.
The Idaho Supreme Court in March 2013 reversed the lower court and ruled part
of the case could go forward.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">The Supreme Court's decision prompted a Federal Communications
Commission contractor to stop the federal payments of about $500,000 per month
to Idaho Education Network.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">Why does the state get FCC money?</STRONG></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">The FCC provides about 75 percent of IEN's funding through its e-rate
program, a monthly fee on cellphone and landline bills to pay to expand
broadband programs nationwide. The FCC contracts with Universal Service
Administrative Co. to administer the program.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">In March 2013, Universal Service stopped the federal payments,
because the legality of the IEN contract is the subject of a
lawsuit.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">Idaho legislators did not learn of the loss of FCC money until
January. Legislators also were not informed last year that the state extended
its contract with Education Networks of America through 2019, even though the
contract was not up for renewal.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="">Superintendent Tom Luna sent letters to the FCC in May, July and
August urging the funding be restored. Neither the FCC nor Universal Service
has said when or if that will happen. </SPAN></P>
<P
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style="">Over the past year, Universal Service has asked the state for several
documents related to the contract and the lawsuit. The state says it has
provided those documents, but it's now being asked to provide those documents
by a subpoena.</SPAN></P>
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<P
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style="">State schools chief Tom Luna and Gov. Butch Otter showed off the
Idaho Education Network technology in 2011 by holding a press conference in
Boise and using the IEN network to enable reporters in Moscow and Coeur
d'Alene to participate and ask questions.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV
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style="">Read more here: <A
href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/11/3480464_judge-rules-state-broke-law-with.html?sp=/99/1687/&rh=1#storylink=cpy">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/11/3480464_judge-rules-state-broke-law-with.html?sp=/99/1687/&rh=1#storylink=cpy</A></SPAN></DIV>
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style="">--------------------------------------</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style=""><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants
on)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><A style="" href="http://www.moscowcares.com/"><FONT
color=#000000>http://www.MoscowCares.com</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style=""> </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="">Tom Hansen</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="">Moscow, Idaho</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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