A week after Portland Public Schools announced its selection of Texas-based construction firm to manage the rebuilding of three high schools, a runner-up filed a formal protest of the choice.

If approved by the board, PPS will pay Texas-based Procedeo about $61 million over the next five years.

Under the contract, Procedeo would provide “comprehensive professional program and project management services” for the $1.83 billion bond passed by voters in May, according to the soliciting bids. That includes overseeing bond-funded construction projects, among them three high school modernizations at Cleveland, Ida B. Wells and Jefferson, to ensure they are completed on schedule and within budget.

New documents obtained by WW show the protest from the second-place firm, Atlanta-based Turner

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