Thirteen days before LIPA trustees voted in May to cancel its search for a new bidder to run the electric grid and instead negotiate a contract extension with PSEG Long Island, a top lawyer for PSEG's corporate parent raised concerns about the integrity of the bidding process and suggested the company was evaluating its legal options.

In a May 9 letter included as an exhibit in a lawsuit against LIPA and six trustees by rival bidder Quanta Services, PSEG executive vice president and general counsel Grace Park wrote to "express concern regarding the integrity of the process that PSEG has now participated in for the last year."

Park wrote that PSEG’s list of five primary concerns "call into question the conduct, fairness and impartiality of the selection committee, and also spotlight poten

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