To Bid or Not To Bid

Monday, October 12^th from 14:00 – 14:50

Mary Pons
ACCA Staff Attorney

“To Bid or Not To Bid…That Is the Question…”

We all think that we “know” the Bid Procedures for Alabama. Finding out we don’t know as much as we thought AFTER the fact can result in a disaster. Come listen to Ms. Mary Pons enlighten us on the proper bid procedures for our business.

Speaker Bio

Ms. Mary Pons was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After a year at Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes) College, she returned to the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, where she received a B.A. in Political Science in May 1980. Ms. Pons moved to Alabama in 1980, graduating from Cumberland School of Law (1984).

She began her career with the State of Alabama in 1990. Since November 1996, Ms. Pons has served as the staff attorney for the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. In this capacity, she drafts legislation and represents county government in legislative and administrative activities. She provides daily counsel and advice to counties, assists with training programs, and serves as county representative on several committees. She oversees the County Joint Bid Program and works on other special projects of the Association. She authored a Reference Manual for county engineers, regularly writes articles on different issues affecting county government, and has assisted in many projects writing and revising model policies, resolutions, and regulations for counties.

Ms. Pons was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1984 and to the Oklahoma State Bar in 1988.