A BLACKBURN Council works department bid for a painting contract in the Ribble Valley was nine times higher than the lowest tender.
The council tendered a massive £97,804 to paint 59 dwellings at Billington Gardens, Billington.
The tender accepted by Ribble Valley Council's housing committee was £11,060 from Whalley firm Pollard and Foster.
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