Wildcat; What I mean by missing a ton of stuff on the last Bond, includes but not limited to replacing the room air units and controls at Rangel that there wasnt anything wrong with, yet leaving rooftop air handlers at Hood that were worn out 20 years ago. Taking out central ahu's that cooled at T.J., and replacing them with maintenance intensive and inefficient floor mounted units.

You are correct that the old equipment wasnt maintained correctly, since many skilled craftsmen have been gone, and replaced by bus drivers. Guess thats the workers fault also? How about allowing contractors that has no service dept. install their products, knowing full well that there will be no warranty repairs they will do?

I'm not saying that the last Bond was a total failure, but if this stuff was done in the real world, heads would roll. Usually in a debate, the truth falls somewhere in the middle, but I truly hope that if the Bond passes, they will hire COMPETENT Project Managers that will hire competent folks to review proposed work BEFORE its done to see if it truly makes sense, then follow up to verify that it is actually done right and that someone at the school has a phone number that someone answers and will actually care enough to send someone to handle up on a warranty isuue.

Finally, the DMN might write a positive piece if the District ever learns from their past mistakes and quit paying companies to go away because of poor jobs, then hire them a few years later as if they cant remember betting jobbed the last time. I sincerely hope at some time they remember history. Go Wildcats!