Board approves insurance contract extension, multiple summer construction awards and a sole-source captioning agreement

The Board of Education of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 voted unanimously on Feb. 26 to approve several operational contracts and construction awards recommended by district administration and committees.

All votes were recorded by roll call and carried 7–0 unless otherwise noted.

Votes at a glance 1) Approve three-year insurance broker/consultant contract extension with Alliant Insurance Services - Motion: moved (not specified), second: Kartsenas (as recorded). - Terms: three-year extension at an annual fee of $69,000, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. - Rationale: district administration and the employee benefits committee recommended renewal; finance committee reviewed the proposal. - Outcome: approved by roll call (Greenspan, James, Akris, Kartsenas, Ramon, Walker, Waters recorded as "Aye").

2) Award remaining 2025 summer construction bid packages and alternates (three bid packages, three alternates) - Motion: Member James; second: identified as "cartoonist" in the record. - Awards and contractor amounts listed in the board packet and approved by the board: - Bid Package 6 (cast-in-place concrete): Tor Construction Company Inc., $323,800. - Bid Package 9 (roofing): G E Bridal Riddiford Roofing Co., $82,800. - Bid Package 12 (HVAC and temperature controls): C Acitelli Heating and Piping Contractors, $26,000. - Approved alternates: - Alternate 1 (mothers' room; multiple bid packages affected): additional $25,535. - Alternate 2 (toilet partition mounting style; BP 3 and BP 8 affected): additional $88,071. - Alternate 3 (baseball field dugout storage addition; multiple BPs affected): additional $81,735. - Finance/facilities note: facilities committee recommended awards; the facilities report noted the overall summer program remains approximately $600,000 under budget. - Outcome: approved by roll call (motion carries 7–0).

3) Approve sole-source service agreement with Efficiency Reporting for real-time CART captioning - Motion: moved and seconded (specific mover/second not recorded in the transcript beyond "So moved" and "Second"). - Purpose: to provide in-person real-time captioning (CART) of academic educational content; administration cited the specialized nature of the service and identified only 1 provider meeting the district's requirements. - Procurement note: the request referenced district policy 4:60 and implementing procedures for sole-source justification. - Outcome: approved by roll call (motion carries 7–0).

4) Consent agenda (multiple routine items) - Motion: approved (motion by Chair / member; second recorded). Items approved under the consent agenda included routine personnel, business, and program items as listed in the meeting packet; any item could have been pulled for separate consideration prior to the vote. - Outcome: approved by roll call (motion carries 7–0).

5) Motion to adjourn to closed session - Motion: moved by Ramon; second: Member James; roll-call vote approved 7–0; board adjourned to closed session under the cited Illinois statute 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) for personnel matters.

What the board said and why it matters Board members and committee chairs noted the contracts and bids were vetted by the finance and facilities committees. The finance committee reported market and portfolio updates and recommended an insurance renewal; the facilities committee reported construction testing and summer bid progress and recommended the three remaining packages and alternates for award.

Documents and procurement notes - All contract amounts and vendor names were read into the record and are included in the meeting packet. The district cited policy 4:60 for sole-source reasoning for CART services and indicated municipal procurement policies and committee recommendations supported the awards.

Provenance Each action above was recorded in the Feb. 26, 2025 regular action meeting and is reflected in the board's roll-call votes and committee reports in the meeting minutes.