Clarkston, Mich.-based contractor F. Allied Construction Co. Inc. and its president Andrew Foster conspired with two other asphalt paving companies between June 2013 and June 2016 and, separately from July 2017 to May 2021, to rig bids, while creating the appearance of competition for projects by intentionally submitting losing bids, prosecutors say.
The firm's vice president of estimating, Kevin Shell, pleaded guilty to similar charges earlier Aug. 18. Prosecutors did not name the other contractors that participated in the scheme.