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Duluth school board approves two lighting contracts amid debate over prevailing wage and local hiring
Summary
The Duluth Public Schools board approved contracts to replace exterior lighting at Lowell Elementary and Lincoln Park Middle School but several members pressed administration to verify prevailing-wage compliance and monitor change orders after noting large bid gaps and nonlocal bidders.
The Duluth Public Schools board voted Nov. 18 to approve two lighting contracts — Lowell Elementary’s low bid and Lincoln Park Middle School’s base bid — after discussion about contractor selection, prevailing wages and local hiring.
Member Sadowski, chair of HR Business Services, summarized the bids and said the district requires prevailing wage compliance. "We are requiring, the that these companies pay prevailing wage whether they're union or not," she told the board,…
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