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Board approves five-year architect master services extension after debate over fees and timing
Summary
Peoria Public Schools voted 5–2 to extend a master services agreement with an architect firm despite board questions about an outdated 2022 contract template, unclear project lists and fee language tied previously to ESSER funding.
Peoria Public Schools’ Board of Education approved a five‑year extension of an architect master services agreement after lengthy discussion about contract language, fee structure and timing.
Board members expressed concern that the contract before them referenced 2022 language tied to ESSER funds and included a 7% fee provision that had applied to ESSER‑funded projects in the past. A board member said the district’s previous architect took 5% for comparable work and asked how much the extension could cost yearly. "My biggest concern seems to be that we're approving an unknown amount of money," one board…
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