Springfield school officials picked Crossland Construction to build the new Pipkin Middle School , largely because the company promised to work faster than anyone else.
Shawn Dilday, executive director of operations, said the district received “very tight bids” from six companies.
“We’re recommending that we go with Crossland Construction because of the scheduled time that they can get this project completed,” Dilday told the school board Tuesday. “Their schedule is a 480-day schedule versus the next bidder was 742 days.”…