Provo board approves $226,656 boiler replacement at Centennial, $125,439 window safety glazing funded by state grant

PROVO, Utah — The Provo City School Board on Aug. 26 approved two facilities purchases: a $226,655.70 contract to replace two aging boilers at Centennial Middle School with four smaller, more efficient units, and a $125,439.60 contract to install interior window safety glazing at schools identified in a state safety grant, including Provo High. Devin Dailey, the district’s business administrator, summarized the boiler work as a replacement of aging equipment that has had operational issues; the district will install four smaller boilers to improve reliability and efficiency. The motion to approve the boiler purchase—described at the meeting as a “large purchase request”—passed unanimously after a motion by Lisa Boyce and a second by Erin McCabe. Dailey described the window glazing project as a continuation of last year’s exterior- and interior-window upgrades. The state developed additional guidance for interior windows in instructional areas, and the board heard that the remaining funds from a state safety grant must be spent on glazing at the schools listed in the award. The board approved the window glazing purchase by unanimous vote after a motion by Erin McCabe and a second by Gina Hills; the superintendent and business administrator confirmed the work must be completed under the terms of the grant. Both purchase approvals were presented during the business meeting after earlier discussion in the study session; the board recorded unanimous approvals with no amendments. The district said the window work is limited to the schools and the scope defined in the state grant, and that the boiler replacement is an aging-equipment capital expense for Centennial Middle School.