State Agency: LPSS Used Unlicensed Contractor, Competing Bids Were Forged

LPSS investigates potential forged bids for project at Charles Burke Elementary in Duson

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Lafayette Parish School System is investigating potential forged bids for a drainage project at Charles Burke Elementary School in Duson. The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors reported that at least two companies, which…

Lafayette school drainage project bids may have been forged

The Lafayette Parish School System is investigating whether bids for a $74,500 school drainage project were forged.

State agency: LPSS used unlicensed contractor, competing bids were forged

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Parish School System is investigating a claim by the state that a contractor that worked on a Lafayette school was unlicensed, and that two other bids for the project were forged. LPSS received a letter dated May 21 from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC), which said the board received a complaint involving Bosco Oilfield Services. According to the letter, Bosco Oilfield Services pe…

UPDATE: Contractor not licensed; other bids were forged

An oil field company hired by the Lafayette Parish School System to do a project was not licensed as is required by state law - and the two bids it won the project over were forged, state officials say.In a letter sent to LPSS last month, the Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors told parish officials that a complaint was made alleging that an unlicensed contractor was performing drainage work at Charles Burke Elementary school.The $124,500 …

Lafayette Parish Facing Trouble After State Discovers Forged Contractor Bids

A state investigation into LPSS contract work at Charles Burke Elementary uncovers forged bids and unlicensed contractors, prompting internal review of 500 projects. Continue reading…

LPSS construction quotes may be forgeries, licensing board finds

Officials at two companies LPSS said turned in quotes for a drainage repair job at a school told a state investigator the quotes did not come from them.