A community college in southern California hired an at-risk construction manager in 2010 to build a new multi-use building but that company based its proposed fee on a higher construction cost than its top competitor and no one is sure exactly why.
The contract was awarded to the construction manager whose price proposal was based on the higher amount, $59 million, according to a review report released last month. The runner-up based its fee proposal on an estimated construction cost of $55 million.
