Blue Sky Builders and NNMC Men's Basketball Coach Ryan Cordova
VP of Advancement Serna, Coach/Contractor Ryan Cordova
Men's Basketball Coach Ryan Cordova’s family, owners of "Blue Sky Builders," have completed several no-bid
contracts for NNMC, with his wife Brandi Cordova as the internal NNMC approval signature for
purchase orders and payments from NNMC. In addition, the NNMC "buyer" for Blue Sky Builders has been the current significant other of VP of Advancement Ricky Serna, Ms. Monique Romero. (See full story at: www.nnmcstudygroup.org/blog/nnmc-students-scrooged-as-administrators-raise-tuition-to-line-their-own-pockets )
The Cordova family business “Blue Sky Builders” has invoiced the college for a remodel of the NNMC bookstore ($309,000), though our local woman-owned, Pueblo-owned Avanyu builders bid over $100,000 less for the remodel. A small sampling of the invoices paid to the Cordova family business (below) includes: $309,000 for bookstore remodel; $24,690 for new porch; $19,790 for a silkscreen logo on tile entrance; $17, 824 for remodel of the Board room; $13,472 for “debris removal” at the Auto Tech building (program was closed by Barcelo and Board); over $10,000 for rust removal and maintenance for the Child Development Center (closed by Barcelo and Board in 2014).
The Cordova family business “Blue Sky Builders” has invoiced the college for a remodel of the NNMC bookstore ($309,000), though our local woman-owned, Pueblo-owned Avanyu builders bid over $100,000 less for the remodel. A small sampling of the invoices paid to the Cordova family business (below) includes: $309,000 for bookstore remodel; $24,690 for new porch; $19,790 for a silkscreen logo on tile entrance; $17, 824 for remodel of the Board room; $13,472 for “debris removal” at the Auto Tech building (program was closed by Barcelo and Board); over $10,000 for rust removal and maintenance for the Child Development Center (closed by Barcelo and Board in 2014).
NNMC VP of Advancement Ricky Serna, NNMC Administrative Assistant and NNMC Custodian of Public Records Brandi Cordova, and Men's Basketball Coach Ryan Cordova
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Monique Romero, NNMC Purchasing and current significant other of VP of Advancement Ricky Serna. Ms. Romero is listed on purchase orders as the NNMC "buyer" of Blue Sky Builders services
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Men's Basketball Coach Ryan Cordova with NNMC VP of Finance Domingo Sanchez
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New Mexico Secretary of State Corporation Registration listing NNMC Men's Basketball Coach Ryan Cordova as Vice President of Blue Sky Builders
Purchase orders and records of payment with signatures of approval by Ryan Cordova's wife, Brandi Cordova and Monique Romero, VP Ricky Serna's current significant other, in full below (scroll to the bottom right corner of each document and click the shaded box to enlarge or download).
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Ryan Cordova's letter of application and resume submitted to NNMC. On his resume, Cordova lists himself as "Owner - Blue Sky Builders"
Purchase orders, invoices that show the "Blue Sky Builders" original estimate for $100,000 less than ultimately paid by NNMC Administrators
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Ryan Cordova's Staff Contracts with Northern New Mexico College. The contracts show an increase in pay of over $10,000 in the year the President Barcelo furloughed instructors and staff
Cost proposal for bookstore renovation by Avanyu Contracting, a Pueblo owned, woman-owned company, whose cost estimate was less than "Blue Sky Builders." More on Avanyu at: http://www.avanyullc.com/ABOUT.html
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Board room renovation, signature of approval: Brandi Cordova, wife of Ryan Cordova
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New porch/ front entrance, signature of approval: Brandi Cordova, wife of Ryan Cordova
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Lobby renovation that includes "lodging and per diem" for the local contractors
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Purchase orders showing "Blue Sky Builders" exceeding budget and requesting additional amounts. Buyer is listed as "Monique Romero," current significant other of VP of Advancement Ricky Serna
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Debris removal at Auto Tech building
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Records showing over $271,000 paid to "Blue Sky Builders" in 2014 for bookstore renovation (below)
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