Editor, Manteca Bulletin,I appreciate the article Tuesday concerning the questioning of the contract process for Measure G. At the December Manteca Unified School District board meeting Mr. Salas shared his concerns about fairness and legal issues with closed door bidding possibly excluding local subcontractors. This is one of the downsides of the lease/leaseback no bid process that MUSD is using for the $56.4 million modernization of five elementary schools. The California School Board Association describes lease/leaseback as: “… a contract by which a district owns a piece of property and leases it for a nominal amount to an entity (typically a contractor) ... . At the end of the lease, the school and site become property of the district.
Why isnt board focusing on safety?