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Ohio School Construction

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The Ohio Construction Coalition closely monitors public school construction across the state that is performed under the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC). In doing so, the OCC sheds light on the use of non-responsible contractors by the OSFC, who are performing dangerous and costly sub-standard work.

By law, the OSFC is required to award bids only to the lowest responsible contractors. The OCC is working diligently to make this happen, lobbying for school districts and the OSFC to adopt Responsible Contracting language while showing the public and legislators the damaging results of the OSFC’s lack of guidelines for properly evaluating contractors.

To date, the OSFC has refused to put standards for Responsible Contracting in place.

 
View Dr. Herbert J. Weisberg report on the OSFC: “Analysis of Regression and Surveys in Ohio LSC Report on S.B. 102 on Claimed Cost Savings from Exempting School Construction from Prevailing Wage Requirements”click here.
 
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Ohio School Construction Reports

With the assistance of the OCC, news media across the state has reported on the many construction problems with OSFC projects.

View WBNS-TV Columbus report on poor construction. (Video)

View WBNS-TV Columbus report on OSFC’s lack of contractor evaluations. (Video)

"New schools can be ‘godsend,’ headache" – CantonRep.com, March 4th, 2007

"Conneaut schools get fed up with building problems" – Star Beacon, October 21, 2006

"TPS board chief calls for stricter construction rules" – Toledo Blade, September 22, 2006

"Our Opinion: Frontier deserves buildings made right" – MariettaTimes, August 1, 2006

"Frontier told to sue over construction" – MariettaTimes, August 1, 2006

“School Defects Raise Questions” – The (Columbus) Dispatch, May 15, 2005

“Frontier seeks state aid” – The Marietta Times, March 10, 2006

“Board gets report on school’s leaky roof” – (Dayton) Daily News, December 8, 2005

“RH settles lawsuit with contractors” – The (Ironton) Tribune, December 21, 2005

“Corners being cut on school construction?” – The (Athens) Messenger, May 8, 2005

“Schools, contractor tussle after new window falls out” – The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, June 14, 2005

“Pandora school fails test of wind” – The (Toledo) Blade, July 31, 2002

“Group urges tougher school contract rules” – The (Fremont) News-Messenger, September 9, 2004

“RULH School Board upset” – The (Georgetown) News Democrat, July 25, 2005

“Linden Elementary to cost an additional $370,000” – This Week (Columbus), March 31, 2005

“School board unsatisfied with construction progress” – The (Maysville) Ledger, July 12, 2005
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