CCISD construction contract awarded to Fulton Construction under scrutiny
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has confirmed to KRIS 6 News that it is investigating the Corpus Christi Independent School District’s (CCISD) method of awarding a construction contract in 2020.
The contract to build new classrooms at Ella Barnes Elementary School went to Fulton Construction on July 16.
However, video has surfaced with a July 14 timestamp showing a Fulton crew working on the project without even the customary “guaranteed maximum price” agreement.
6 Investigates: CCISD construction contract awarded to Fulton Construction under scrutiny
and last updated 2021-05-27 19:42:14-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has confirmed to KRIS 6 News that it is reviewing a complaint regarding the Corpus Christi Independent School Districtâs (CCISD) method of awarding a construction contract in 2020.
The contract to build new classrooms at Ella Barnes Elementary School went to Fulton Construction on July 16.
However, video has surfaced with a July 14 timestamp showing a Fulton crew working on the project without even the customary âguaranteed maximum priceâ agreement.
At a June 8 school board meeting, CCISD Construction Project Manager John Dibala suggested that $4 million remaining from the 2016 bond issue could pay for the renovations. The bid process was completed by July 9, with Fulton edging the firm of Weaver & Jacobs, 100 to 98.
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