A group of local minority contractors gathered outside the Cahokia District 187 superintendent’s office Thursday morning to voice their concern over what they say is a lack of minority participation in the new high school that is being built.
“It is the largest project in the history of Cahokia Heights – an $80 million construction project to build the new school – and they don’t to have any legitimate local business diversity participation,” said Don Johnson, owner of SRM Construction Material & Supply in Cahokia Heights.
During a special meeting on Oct. 2, the District 187 board awarded the building contract to Poettker Construction Co., which had the lowest base bid at $81,525,000…