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Local contractors tell Caddo committee they face barriers; one alleges racial disparity in awards
Summary
During public comment at the Caddo Parish School Board ad hoc committee, contractors described insurance, bonding and timing barriers and one contractor alleged a long-term racial disparity in award patterns; committee members asked staff for historical participation data and procurement records.
Several local contractors and residents used the committee’s public comment period to describe obstacles they said keep local businesses from winning district contracts and to press the committee for investigative data.
Contractors’ accounts: Alfonso Williams, a general contractor, said he has submitted many bids and obtained only two contracts in 20 years, and told the committee he found a "disparity between 1 race in construction and another... is probably 98 percent 1 way." Williams…
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