Weslaco ISD Begins Surety Claim as Carrier Misses HVAC Deadlines; Contractor Promises Temporary fixes

WESLACO, Texas — Weslaco ISD trustees were told July 31 that Carrier Corporation has not made the progress the district expected on HVAC retrofit work at Memorial Airport, Northbridge and two other campuses, prompting the district’s attorney to notify Carrier and the district to begin a surety-bond claim process.

The district’s presentation said the law firm Walsh Gallegos sent a notice after Carrier “failed to make immediate and adequate progress” on the contractor’s substantial-completion schedule. Dr. Rivera, the district’s presenter on construction topics, said Carrier initially responded on May 16 with an action plan and worked for four to six weeks, then slowed; the district issued the attorney notice and later proceeded toward a surety claim.

The issue matters to classroom operations: Carrier’s schedule submitted to the district now splits work into…