LMS Talks New K12 Procurement Change

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange More than 100 people gathered at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Tempe on Thursday, July 12 for what was by far the most popular AZBEX Leading Market Series topic: the public K12 market. While most LMS events so far have covered projects that are upcoming/in the works and […]

K12 Procurement Changes Coming Courtesy of SUSD

By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Last month the Red for Ed budget bill caught the local building industry completely off-guard when it included a last-minute amendment that has far-reaching impacts on public K12 procurements. (AZBEX, May 8th) This week I had the opportunity to sit down with the Speaker of the Arizona House […]

K12 Procurement Law Change Sends Shocks

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Legislation signed by Governor Doug Ducey last week ended a statewide teacher walkout, increased teacher pay and promised increased funding for K12 education in Arizona. It also sent A/E/C professionals around the state into a tizzy because of one section that has, to date, received little to no […]

Ducey Proposes to Reverse K12 Funding Cuts

By Ricardo Cano for The Arizona Republic Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday announced a plan he says would “reverse Recession-era cuts” to Arizona school funding and help settle a $1B lawsuit over a decade of cuts to school capital funding. Surrounded by more than 50 Arizona school superintendents, Ducey said his budget this year will include $100M […]

K12 Market Study Shows Irregularities

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange As a reporter and editor, it’s always a strange situation to report on your own organization. Objectivity is impossible, and the temptation to inject opinion is hard to resist. We have spent the past several months hip deep in procurement data, legislative/regulatory review and all manner of associated […]