January 20, 2011
California postpones San Quentin death row contract award
Officials with the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Wednesday they have delayed awarding a contract for the first phase of the $356 million death row complex at San Quentin State Prison until Feb. 9.
The corrections department has notified the three lowest bidders of its intention "to extend the period of award ... to allow additional time for the department to brief the new administration on various aspects of the project," said Paul Verke, a corrections spokesman.
Marin officials are mounting a desperate last stand to prevent the awarding of the contract and kill the project...
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