Evans School Contract Draws Court's Attention

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ATLANTA - When the sealed envelopes containing bids to build Evans Middle School were opened in March, the low bid was missing a little detail: the names of the plumbers, electricians and other subcontractors who would install most of the mechanical systems.

Within two hours, the contractor with the low bid, McKnight Construction Co., had delivered the subcontractors list. When the board met a week later, it decided saving taxpayers nearly $60,000 was reason enough to overlook the late addition of the list, even though it was a violation of the bidding guidelines.

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Evans School Contract Draws Court's Attention

On Tuesday, the Georgia Supreme Court heard lawyers for McKnight Construction, the sch...

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