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8. <br /> On November er I l, 2021, June 9, 2022, and.November 1 6, 2022, Mark Hartman, on behalf <br /> of Ergon, submitted bid, letters to the UPPJ seeking a business relationship by offering to supply <br /> the UPPJ with the asphalt emulsion product CRS-2 at set prices for six-month periods. <br /> . <br /> In reliance on Ergon's bid letter dated November 16, 2022, Tommy Durrett approved a. <br /> UPPJ Purchase Order dated February 9, 2023, to buy 2,493 gallons of CRS-2 at $2.79 per gallon � <br /> i <br /> fron-i Ergon for a total amount of$8,159.2 1. On February 10, 2023,Ergon issued an invoice to the <br /> UPPJ for the CRS-2 purchase totaling $8,159.21. On February 22, 2023,the UPPJ issued payment <br /> to Ergon by cheek in the amount of$8,159.21, which was deposited into Ergon's bank account on <br /> March 1, 2023. <br /> On June o, , lark Hartman, on behalf of Ergon, submitted a new laid letter to the <br /> UPPJ seeping further business by offering to supply the UPPJ with additional asphalt emulsion <br /> products at a set price from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. <br /> I]. <br /> On September 30, 2023, Tommy Duxrett fe ted Mark Hartman from his work cell phone <br /> asking if he would have an opening for the Saints game on December 3, 2023, and Mari.Hartman <br /> replied "Sure"to Tommy Durrett"s text. <br /> 1 . i <br /> On November 16 2023,November 30, 2023, December 7, 2023, and December 14, 2023, <br /> the UPPJ published a Notice to Bidders that it will.receive hills for the purchase of a twelve-month j <br /> supply of AC-10 Asphalt, MC-30 prime AsphaltEmulsion Prime (AEP), and CRS-2 Prime � <br /> i <br /> Page 3 of 7 (Docket No. 2024-113) <br />