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W.B.ConstructionandSons,Inc.

October6,2015


W.B.ConstructionandSons,Inc.(WB)wasaminorityownedpartnerwithAllcoConstruction(Allco)on
twoofthesetofthreeprojectstobuildelementaryschoolsundertheBISD2007Bondissue.Infact,WB
wasconsideredtheleadcontractorontheconstructionofBlanchetteElementarySchool.

AcompanynamedW.B.ConstructionCompanywasindictedbytheFederalGovernmentonNovember
2,2000forFelonyMailFraud,WireFraudandMoneyLaundering(Exhibit1).Thiscompanywasowned
byWallaceBatiste,Sr.(Batiste)atthattime.Whiletherecordswerenotavailableonline,thePACER
courtrecordrevealedthatboththeCompanyandBatistepleadguiltyandweresentencedonApril29,
2002.

Parsons, the Construction Manager retained by BISD for the bond project, required in their AIA
DocumentA1012007StandardFormofAgreementBetweenOwnerandContractoraformentitled
ExhibitA2FelonyConvictionNotification(Exhibit2).Wehavebeenunabletolocateadisclosureby
WBastotheirFelonyconvictioninParsonsandBISDsrecords.TheformwassignedbyWallaceBatiste.

BothTomHarrison,PresidentofAllco,andJoePing,ProjectManagerofAllco,advisedthattheywere
awareofBatistesFederalconvictionbutreadilyaddedthatBatistehadturnedthecompanyovertohis
son,WallaceBatiste,Jr.(Batiste,Jr.).BothHarrisonandPingadvisedthatthedatethatBatiste,Jr.took
overthecompanywasunknownandPingfurtherdescribeditasfuzzy.Theybothadmittedthatthey
mainlyworkedwithBatisteontheprojectandhewasveryvisibleontheprojects.Pingprovidedthat
Batiste attended meetings with him to discuss problems on the projects with former BISD
Superintendent Carrol Thomas. Neither Harrison nor Ping could describe Batiste, Jr.s roll in the
projects.

BothHarrisonandPingwereremindedbyWeaverthatWBwasalsoconvictedofaFelonytowhichthey
quickly stated that they thought the name of the company had been changed. Neither could tell
Weaver the old versus the new name of the company. A Site Report by Michael Babatunde of
Parsons included a questionnaire submitted by Batiste, Jr., where he claimed that the company, WB,
wasestablishedonMarch15,1980.Hedidnotdiscloseanynamechangesduringthatperiod(Exhibit
3).Batiste,Jr.listedhimselfasPresidentofthecompanyandBatisteasProjectManagerandsignedthe
formasPrincipal.

AnonlinesearchforcorporaterecordsrevealedthatBatisteandBatiste,Jr.arebothlistedasPresident
ofWBunderCurrentExecutives(Exhibit4).Thisrecordalsorevealedthatthecompanywasformedon
March2,1994.

WedidreceiveallegationsthatWBdidasignificantamountofworkontheranchofCarrolThomas.We
did not investigate these allegations due to time and budget constraints as well as Thomas retaining
counselanddecliningtospeaktous.

Conclusion

OurinvestigationdisclosedthatWBwasbeingoperatedbyBatisteduringtheBondProject.Wefound
noevidencethatBatisteorBatiste,Jr.everdisclosedtheFederalFelonyconvictionofBatisteandWBin
2002 even though that was a disclosure required by BISD and Parsons. We further never found any
evidence that WB had ever changed its name from its incorporation in 1994 and that the Current
ExecutivesofthecompanyarelistedasBatisteandBatiste,Jr.

SUBJECTS

WallaceBatiste,Sr.
704HiddenGlenCourt
RoundRock,TX78681

PreviousAddress
7665MerionDrive
Beaumont,TX77707
(409)8426342

WallaceBatiste,Jr.
7055FannettRoad
Beaumont,TX77720

WITNESSES

T.W.(Tom)Harrison
President
AllcoConstruction
4500HighlandAve.
Beaumont,TX
(409)8604459

JoePing
AllcoConstruction
4500HighlandAve.
Beaumont,TX
(409)8604459

BillBrown,CPA
CarolynBremer,CPA,CFE
DonB.Southerland,Jr.,CPA,CFE
Weaver&TidwellLLP
CertifiedPublicAccountantsandAdvisors
12221MeritDr.,Suite1400
Dallas,TX75251
(972)4901970

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