We all witnessed the fervor the Mayor showed toward Burns & McDonnell when their airport proposal first surfaced. He and Jolie Justus had met secretly behind closed doors with the Burns & McDonnell team to finalize what he and Jolie thought would be a slam dunk, no bid airport deal. there was quite an outcry and the project solicited bids. All the time, the Mayor was selling the Burns & McDonnell’s plan.
What has changed to get the Mayor now pushing the Edgemoor proposal so hard ??? Edgemoor had won the RFP/Q contest but the Mayor was really never on board. The answer to the question is: depositions
No one at City Hall wants to be called to do a deposition on the airport fiasco especially the Mayor. If Edgemoor is pushed out of the picture, there will be depositions or a huge settlement paid by the City with taxpayer money. Edgemoor has had 50 - 65 employees working in an office at 533 Mexico City, Ave on the airport project for several months. That’s a lot of expense just to be turned away. There will be a lawsuit or a huge settlement.
