The jury approved the low responsive bid of Empire Dirt Works for $383,619.60 for the Huey Miller Road reconstruction and overlay project; purchasing agent Christy Cumberland explained that failure to acknowledge addenda on the Louisiana Public Works bid form renders a bid nonresponsive.

State examiners presented the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners' 2025 audit, citing failures to follow local policies for receipt/disbursement of school monies at several schools and procurement lapses on federally funded contracts; auditors said they issued an unmodified opinion on financial statements.

DOE program leads clarified in a CAP webinar that DOE funds in this solicitation cannot buy durable equipment or software licenses (applicants may provide equipment as cost share); universities may be subcontractors but cannot be prime for topics 1–4; TA can be requested in proposals or mid‑project.