Construction fraud impacts Peralta
NBC handled writing center, Bistro contracts
Ryan Villarreal
Issue date: 11/12/09 Last update: 11/12/09 at 11:11 AM PST
Section: News
Peralta Vice Chancellor of General Services Sadiq Ikharo, who oversees the capital projects and facilities operations departments, was unavailable for comment on any of the three projects.
NBC's ties with Peralta go beyond contracting; in October 2008, the company made a $10,000 donation to the Peralta Colleges Foundation (PCF), an independent non-profit organization established to raise funds for Peralta students.
When asked about whether the donation should be returned in light of the charges brought against NBC, Foundation Executive Director Alton Jelks stated that the organization "does not get involved with the affairs of its donors."
Local developer Mark Lindquist, who was awarded a $940,000 no-bid contract by the Peralta District and is a known business partner of Peralta Chancellor Elihu Harris as reported by Matt Krupnick and Thomas Peele of the Bay Area News Group in September, served as president of the foundation in 2008 and currently serves as its treasurer.
Chancellor Harris currently serves as its executive secretary, while Director Jelks also serves at the Peralta District as special assistant to the chancellor. Requests for comment on Peralta's involvement with NBC have not been answered by Harris, or Peralta Trustee President Bill Withrow.
NBC's ties with Peralta go beyond contracting; in October 2008, the company made a $10,000 donation to the Peralta Colleges Foundation (PCF), an independent non-profit organization established to raise funds for Peralta students.
When asked about whether the donation should be returned in light of the charges brought against NBC, Foundation Executive Director Alton Jelks stated that the organization "does not get involved with the affairs of its donors."
Local developer Mark Lindquist, who was awarded a $940,000 no-bid contract by the Peralta District and is a known business partner of Peralta Chancellor Elihu Harris as reported by Matt Krupnick and Thomas Peele of the Bay Area News Group in September, served as president of the foundation in 2008 and currently serves as its treasurer.
Chancellor Harris currently serves as its executive secretary, while Director Jelks also serves at the Peralta District as special assistant to the chancellor. Requests for comment on Peralta's involvement with NBC have not been answered by Harris, or Peralta Trustee President Bill Withrow.
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posted 11/24/09 @ 9:37 AM PST
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