Clark County has fired its head of construction management following an investigation into claims of a conflict of interest involving his wife’s company and the awarding of lucrative public works contracts.

Jimmy Floyd, manager of the public works’ construction management division, was terminated on Aug. 4, county spokesperson Jennifer Cooper confirmed on Thursday. She declined to comment further.

Floyd did not respond to a request for comment.

The county placed Floyd on paid administrative leave on May 22 as it investigated claims of impropriety, including the award of a $10 million construction management contract to a team that included his wife.

Floyd’s wife, Raquel, is the owner of Rock Solid Project Solutions, a subconsultant that stood to gain $1.5 million on a county contract w

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