A company owned by the brother of School Board Member Allen Zeman landed a contract with Broward County Schools. According to social media posts, the same company works with the developer who contributed $10,000 to a political committee chaired by Allen Zeman. The posts were made on the LinkedIn website.

According to State corporate records, Derek Zeman formed the Zeman Consulting Group, a civil engineering firm, in February 2021. His brother, Allen Zeman was elected to the Broward County School Board in 2022.

In a three month old post, Zeman Consulting Group announced it had been chosen to receive a “continuous services contract” from Broward Schools. Under this type of contract, the District can call upon Zeman Consulting Group to perform services without the need to ask for bids from other companies.

The post said:

Contract Win! Zeman Consulting Group is excited to have been selected for a continuing services contract with the School Board of Broward County providing land surveying and utility locating services. This is an important win for us as we look forward to supporting projects that positively impact the communities where we live, work, and play.

Zeman Consulting Group on LinkedIn

In a post from last year, Zeman Consulting Group announced it was “proud to be teamed with The Corradino Group” on a Florida Department of Transportation project.

Earlier this week, REDBROWARD revealed The Corradino Group made a $10,000 contribution to the Keep Students First Florida political committee on November 1, 2023. State records show the committee was formed by Allen Zeman on October 2, 2023.

Allen Zeman did not respond to our request for comment on the committee and its contributions.

In January, Allen Zeman recused himself from a School Board agenda item involving Zeman Consulting Group. Zeman said his recusal stemmed from an effort to avoid a “perception of conflict.” This item did not involve a “continuous services contract.”

Questions remain the same for Allen Zeman.

Why is he chairing a political committee when he is not on the ballot?

Why did The Corradino Group give $10,000 to his committee?

Who asked The Corradino Group to make a $10,000 contribution to Keep Students First Florida?

Broward residents deserve answers.