Contractors involved in the state’s Interstate 81 viaduct project denied allegations of racial discrimination levied in a lawsuit by the owner of a Syracuse-based trucking company.
Larry Stackhouse, the owner of L Stacks Construction Co. LLC, in January accused Salt City Constructors of sidelining his company in favor of non-minority contractors. His lawyers wrote in the complaint that Salt City Constructors used his bid numbers, status as a minority contractor, certifications and local-hire compliance information to win state contracts but did not assign him enough work.
Salt City Constructors LLC responded to Stackhouse’s allegations on March 4, labeling his allegations a “fraud claim.” They argued that none of the prime contractor’s actions were discriminatory or retaliatory and that actions taken against Stackhouse were made for “good cause.”…