Columbus schools again skip bidding process for roof contract

In the midst of a campaign by minority vendors to press Columbus City Schools for more contracts, the district Tuesday continued its experimentation with handing firms construction work absent sealed, competitive bids. The school board approved an $850,600 school roofing contract to a firm that was invited to take a district roof project - if it agreed to sub out part of the work to one of the district's "Local Economically Disadvantaged Enterprises," small businesses that have a local