©2011 Galesburg Broadcasting Co.
| Quad Cities Firm Recommended for Master Facilities Work |
In what one committee member likened to the battle of David versus Goliath, the firm that apparently took on the role of David has been picked as the one the committee will recommend as Construction Manager for the first $30-million worth of work in the Galesburg School District Master Facilities Plan.
The committee last (Thursday) night picked Quad Cities-based Russell Construction to be Construction Manager, beating out Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Company for the job of coordinating and overseeing the work.
While the plan's Implementation Committee agreed both firms were more than capable of being Construction Manager, committee member Jean Kilpatrick-Ruebner was concerned about how Gilbane might handle the project, and how they handled their time before the committee last night.
"They seemed more, bully might be too strong, but they just were adamant about stuff and I didn't like that they didn't stick to the topics, they didn't address one question and they went over on their time."
Ruebner referred in the beginning to statements Gilbane made in terms of essentially forcing projects to be on time and on budget no matter what the circumstances, and a sort-of "zero tolerance" policy for workers in terms of interacting with the public.
The Galesburg School Board is expected to take up the Construction Manager, and the architecture firm already recommended for the work, during a special meeting March 29th, where they'll also deal with interest rates for the bonds sold to bankroll phase one of the plan. |
|
| 03 18 11 by Newsroom |
Click here for the WGIL News Archive
Click here for national news
The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.
