“The school district tried to save face, taking this through the legal system rather than paying a contractor who had every right to be paid.” “The end result is that the taxpayers lose due to a situation that could have been avoided,” Mepco’s attorney, Andrew Carlton, said in a statement this week. 2 is to cover additional legal fees and interest accrued during the lengthy appeals process, which Saddleback lost. The $522,193 increase in the award amount since Nov. San Diego County Superior Court Judge Frederic Link ruled April 28 that Downey-based Mepco Services is owed $2 million in back pay, damages, legal fees and interest for its work renovating Esperanza Special Education School in Mission Viejo. MISSION VIEJO – A San Diego judge has ordered the Saddleback Valley Unified School District to pay $2 million to a construction company for a troubled school renovation project, up from a prior $1.4 million court verdict against the district six months ago.
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