The District 207 Board of Education moved forward on multiple facilities projects, approving a solar discovery and feasibility contract, a masonry change order, and a scope-of-work agreement to develop master plans for high school athletic fields.

The administration recommended hiring Jones Lang LaSalle Americas for discovery and feasibility work on district solar opportunities at a contract amount of $54,450. The feasibility work is intended to identify buildings and roofs suitable for solar installations, determine realistic offset potential and payback, and advise whether the project should proceed to procurement. Staff emphasized feasibility is needed to avoid installing panels on roofs due for near-term replacement.

Separately, the board approved a $46,638 change order to IW & G Inc. to cover additional brick replacements discovered during tuckpointing at the Main South Spectrum and Field House; the administration said the change order increases the contract to approximately $516,077.08 and that the project used a per-unit brick replacement bid rate to limit unknowns.

The board also authorized Wright & Company to produce up to three concepts per high school for athletic-field master plans, at a cost of $47,000. The master-planning effort will gather stakeholder input and present concepts for review, following a similar stakeholder-driven process used during the district referendum.

Board members asked about target offsets for solar and were told feasibility would quantify how much electrical usage could realistically be offset and whether the district could generate credits. The board took roll-call votes to approve the contracts.