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Laredo ISD staff: construction drawings omitted interbuilding conduit for new campuses; architect liable, district seeks fix
Summary
Plant facilities staff told trustees an omission in construction drawings left out 4‑inch pathways linking MDF and IDF rooms at newly built campuses, requiring post‑pour penetrations. Staff said the architect who stamped the plans carries primary liability and that the district does not expect to pay; they said they expect to remain on schedule.
Plant facilities staff told the Laredo ISD District Operations and School Safety Committee that construction drawings for recent campus projects omitted 4‑inch conduit pathways intended to interconnect main distribution frames (MDFs) and intermediate distribution frames (IDFs), requiring post‑pour penetrations and remedial work.
Mister Velasquez, speaking for plant facilities, said the omission affects technology connectivity points across campuses including the new Sigueroa High School and other projects and described the missing item as a common but critical element: a four‑inch pathway to run fiber and structured cabling between MDFs and IDFs. “In this case, the rooms for computer equipment are there, but the route that’s supposed to connect point A with B…were not included in the drawings,” Velasquez said.
Why it matters: the missing pathways determine whether fiber and cable runs can be installed without…
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