Dead Equals: Bid-rigging allegedly costing towns millions

Dead Equals: Bid-rigging allegedly costing towns millions

On April 29, 2025, The Imperial Company, a long-time roofing and restoration contractor based out of Cromwell that specializes in large commercial and public projects, protested a $4.1 million competitive bid award to replace the roof at the Lille B. Haynes Elementary School in East Lyme that they had won because they claimed the bidding process was not in the best interest of the taxpayers. It was an unusual move for a contractor, who could hav…