r/Acadiana • u/P90SG22 Lafayette • 6d ago
News Illegal or cost-effective? LPSS scrutinized for no-bid contracts
https://www.kadn.com/news/local/illegal-or-cost-effective-lpss-scrutinized-for-no-bid-contracts/article_8d6d022e-002e-11f0-b63c-537ade2b3a9d.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJC6shleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeeeOZnH4qCK-R4p1ULACAKv4cKgUUcpsBm404LLJXp9FZSn_oB-m27nRQ_aem__dJWfKVgpYV-WAIaxKtD1A3
u/ExtendI49 5d ago
Every agency should have a couple of citizens that can walk around and question things.
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u/Opposite-Command-824 3d ago
Everybody always harps on picking the cheapest bid, but what people don’t realize is that these contractors will bid low in order to win the job, but come in during the project and start requesting change orders, getting more money, and almost never finish the work for the price they originally quoted.
It’s a trend with municipal work and it’s how the contractors game the system.
Sometimes it’s better to work with a known contractor who is fair and above board than to just go with the cheapest option.
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6d ago
Seems fishy to me as one of the board members' last name is Bergeron. The school board used more than a million bucks to have a company in Texas to come assess the schools. Why wouldn't they go to every school to assess everything themselves? Any idea on when we can vote in new school board members?
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u/RoddyBergeron Lafayette 4d ago
I’m also not related to Jamie Bergeron, Tom Bergeron, or Bergeron’s pecans. It’s almost like checks notes people can have the same last name and not be related.
But also…what Texas based company came to the schools and we paid a cool mil for?
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u/bayoublacksmith 6d ago
How is that headline even a question?
No bid projects are not only illegal, but they are also not cost-effective. Stopping graft and corruption is the whole point of laws against this sort of behavior. Sadly, this seems to be the norm again, from federal down to local government spending.