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Lawyer Renato Bondal files a second plunder complaint for alleged rigged bidding and overpricing of the Makati Science High School building

MANILA, Philippines Survey frontrunner Vice President Jejomar Binay is facing a second plunder charge before the Ombudsman in connection with the alleged overpriced P1.33 billion Makati Science High School building.

Already pending before the anti-graft office is the plunder complaint involving the Makati City Hall parking building whose price tag amounted to P1.2 billion.

Lawyer Renato Bondal, who lost to Binays son, Jejomar "Junjun" in the 2013 Makati mayoral race, filed Tuesday a second plunder complaint against the father and son tandem and several Makati councilors for the alleged rigged bidding and overpricing of the Makati Science High School building.

Included in the charge are officers of Hilmarcs Construction Corporation, which was also the contractor of the Makati parking building.

Like the Makati parking building, construction of the 10-story school building began in several phases starting 2007.

"This school building has become the most expensive school building in the entire country, if not the entire world, and the Binays, and their minions and compliant, city councilors, members of the school board, and other city government officials should be held responsible," the complaint said.

Overpriced?

Citing cost estimates from the National Statistics Office and David Landon and Shea guideline, construction of the same type of building should cost only from P147 million to P470 million, or an overprice of at least P862 million to more than P1 billion.

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CHARLOTTE, NC (Ely Portillo/The Charlotte Observer) -

On Monday, officials and developers gathered to do something Charlotte hasn't seen since the recession: break ground on a new office tower uptown.

The new 25-story office building, to be called 300 South Tryon, will add a big chunk of prime office space to the center city. Boosters said uptown has lost out on corporate expansions and relocations because too few large blocks of contiguous space are available.

It is going to drive growth by providing desperately needed prime office space, said Michael Smith, CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners. Smith said the 630,000-square-foot tower will help attract more companies uptown and help remedy the perception among site selection consultants that uptown lacks enough office space for large clients.

With the gap (in construction) we had during the recession, we came off our rhythm, Smith said.

The new building is expected to be finished in spring 2017. Babson Capital Management, which has about 170 employees in Charlotte, will be the tower's anchor tenant, leasing about a third of the space. The project also includes a 208-room boutique hotel at Church and Third streets, attached to the office tower by a walkway, but executives have said they aren't ready to disclose more details.

The last new uptown office towers opened in 2010, when the 48-story Duke Energy Center and 32-story 1 Bank of America Center were completed.

The cranes are back, said Gov. Pat McCrory, holding a golden shovel and turning over a scoop of dirt and asphalt in the parking lot at the corner of Third and South Tryon streets, next to Latta Arcade. The lot has most recently been used for parking, Panthers tailgates and soccer parties.

McCrory reflected on the recent history of South Tryon Street, recalling the city's efforts to provide street life uptown during the 1994 NCAA Final Four hosted in Charlotte.

We had to bring together ... some fake entertainment facilities, McCrory recalled. The city opened a four-block entertainment zone along South Tryon called the Street of Champions, complete with temporary bars and restaurants.

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Skanska USAs Orlando office was awarded a key contract for Osceola Countys planned Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center on Monday.

The contract amount is up to $10 million for preliminary design and building services. Construction is expected to cost about $70 million, and total project cost is expected to climb to $270 million over time.

The Osceola Board of County Commissioners approved a staff recommendation to award the contract to Skanska with no discussion at a regular meeting on Monday evening.

Skanska USA is an affiliate of a Swedish corporation, with a large office in Orlando. The company is riding high with big local contracts, having lead the consortium of companies that won the $2.3 billion Interstate 4 construction contract (Ultimate I-4) in September.

Skanska USA is an affiliate of a Swedish corporation, with a large office in Orlando. The company is riding high with big local contracts, having lead the consortium of companies that won the $2.3 billion Interstate 4 construction contract (Ultimate I-4) in September.

The center would build and research high-tech computer sensors used to gauge environmental factors like temperature, light or sound for data used in cars, smartphones, surgical devices, appliances and other technology.

Skanska was ranked first out of eight national construction companies, over Hensel Phelps, Barton/Malow and DPR Construction. Barton and DPR were tied for third place in the recommendation.

According to an evaluation sheet, Skanska scored 90 out of 100 total points in the panel evaluation. That included 26 out of 30 possible points in the most important category, Experience and Assigned Personnel. Second-place Hensel Phelps scored 87 total points.

The project, originally announced in June, is expected create a new hub for manufacturing, attracting thousands of jobs. Site work on the project began with a ground-breaking in October, where Osceola County and the University of Central Florida

Originally aimed at producing smart sensors, the facility may also include a broader focus on photonics. The site of the advanced manufacturing center is 20 acres owned by Osceola County near the intersection of U.S. 192 and Floridas Turnpike the former Judge Farms property.

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TULSA, Oklahoma -

The Tulsa Public School board is scheduled vote on a record bond issue package at their meeting Monday evening. School officials say the $415-million bond issue would allow the district to upgrade almost all of its facilities.

Tulsa Public Schools officials say the east side of town has been growing fast and the district needs to find options to accommodate all the new students associated with that growth.

If the school board says 'yes' Monday and if voters then approve on March 3, 2015, the bond issue would address a number of issues according to the district:

Officials say technology is also a part of the bond issue with about $150 per student set aside for access to computers or tablets.

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Tulsa Public Schools says because this bond issue would take the place of retiring bonds it will not raise property taxes for city of Tulsa voters.

Monday's meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the district's Education Service Center at 3027 South New Haven Avenue.

12/4/2014 Related Story: District's Largest Bond Ever Would Bring Tulsa Schools Up To Par

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Peter Crouch celebrates his goal at Crystal Palace.

IF theres a new transfer window on the horizon then there must be a Peter Crouch transfer story following close behind.

Its in the rules, we all know that, and the first stories to surface have him linked to both QPR and Crystal Palace.

Nothing particularly new in those links given Harry Redknapp is still at Loftus Road and Tony Pulis was recently at Selhurst Park.

The question is: Will Stoke sell in January?

With six months left on his contract it makes financial sense to pocket what could be a couple of million.

But a couple of million is a drop in the ocean these days, and the loss of Crouch midway through a season, one that could still go either way, would be a massively brave step.

Surely, given the playing resources at his disposal, Mark Hughes could only begin to consider selling Crouch if he had a replacement lined up this January.

And a replacement that would bring height, strength and some kind of goal pedigree to his forward line.

Keeping Crouch for the second half of the season would also allow Stoke to keep their options open on whether they want to eventually offer a new deal to a player celebrating his 34th birthday on January 30.

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