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Building committee member says work is being split among contractors to avoid concentrating contracts
Summary
A committee participant described splitting sections of work among contractors, saying the practice prevents one contractor from doing all the work and can reduce conflicts. The remark was made outside a formal agenda item and no procurement action resulted from the recorded discussion.
A building committee participant described a local approach to contracting that divides work among multiple contractors rather than awarding all tasks to a single vendor. The participant said, "We've been splitting it up, letting Arnold do a part of it and and, conflict. So it just keeps from doing all the work in 1 contractor."
The remark framed the practice as a way to reduce conflict and distribute work; it was delivered in a brief exchange after the meeting's adjournment motion and appears as an operational description rather than a formal policy decision. The transcript does not identify 'Arnold' beyond the spoken reference and provides no procurement documents or policy directive related to the practice.
Because the discussion occurred outside a formal agenda action, no vote or directive on contracting procedures is recorded in the transcript.
