For weeks now, the Leon County School district has been facing allegations of wrongdoing when it comes to how
officials award construction and maintenance projects.
Not exact matches
The payment of GHc 620,000 for the services of four consultants and the abuse of single sourcing procurement in the
award of a tree planting contract to ACI
constructions, were issues of financial malfeasance that were also brought up against the
officials who appeared before the Committee.
A fight over the ice rink at Buffalo's Canalside involves state
officials, the project's designer and a local
construction company, and has escalated to lawsuits and accusations that political donations influenced the
award of a state contract worth millions of dollars.
Joined by library
officials and fellow state lawmakers, Senator Kennedy announced the state has directed $ 617,970 in
construction and improvement grants to the Downtown Central Library, as part of the overall
award of $ 740,000 to a total of four libraries in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.
The consultant reported finding problems in the
awarding of the contracts and recommended changes in protocol, such as checklists on any changes in costs,
construction and workforce on which state and company
officials must sign off.
FEMA
awarded $ 2 billion for school
construction and renovations, but several schools urged
officials to meet the needs of existing programs first before embarking on major new projects.
School board
officials will take public comment and talk about how the Leon County District
awards construction and maintenance projects to companies.
The categories that we were short - listed for this year were: · Property and
Construction Team of the Year; and · Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year This year's
official awards ceremony was held at The Westin Mina Seyahi, in Dubai on 15 May 2014 and although we did not win
awards this time around, it was a privilege to be shortlisted for our role in some of the region's most prestigious work.