Article: MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT CHALLENGED\ ADVOCATES CRITICIZE TERMS THAT SEEM TO FAVOR THE CURRENT PROVIDER AND THE LACK OF INPUT FROM THE MENTALLY ILL.

By Gary J. Remal Guy Gannett News Service
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
07-04-1998
LOCAL & STATE
MAINE
Advocates for the mentally ill complained this week that a $400,000 annual
state contract to provide support to families of people with mental illness -
now held by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine - unfairly limits
competition by other groups.
This is the first time the contract has been subject to public bid. State
mental-health officials said Gov. Angus King insisted that most state
contracts be offered for bid to get the best possible deal.
Critics said documents published by the department seeking bids on the
contract seemed to be written with the Alliance for the ...

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