The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved unanimously a recommendation by Superintendent John Knott to sue Holland Construction of Brewton and Hartford Fire Insurance Company following what the school board considers a breach of contract in the completion of a replacement building and renovation project at W.S. Neal High School in Brewton.
The original contract for the project was for $15,397,000 and dated Sept. 27, 2013.
According to the lawsuit, the actions of the two companies in failing to fulfill the contract has or will require the board 'to expend large sums of money for th...