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Westbury board told access-control work for vestibules is separate contract, schedule running behind
Summary
District facilities staff told trustees Sept. 9 that access-control equipment for recently approved vestibule construction is a separate contract and adds roughly $120,000 to the project; installers and general-construction work are on a revised schedule and currently running later than initial late-fall estimates.
Westbury Union Free School District officials told trustees on Sept. 9 that access-control systems for the district's vestibule safety projects are being procured under a separate security contract, adding cost and affecting the project schedule. Facilities staff explained that the original contracts approved for the vestibules covered general construction — glass, walls and HVAC — but not the access-control hardware and installation. "What you're seeing in tonight's agenda is the access controls, and the access controls was not part of the general contract. That's handled by a separate contractor, a specific security contractor," Mr. Stein told the board. He said the board would see additional line-item finance requests for access-control work (agenda items 7GS, 7H, 7I and 7J) totaling in the low hundreds of thousands. Why it matters: vestibule upgrades and access controls are intended to improve school security and visitor management; separating access controls into a dedicated contract affects the total project cost and timing. Trustees and the public asked why the additional costs were not included in the original general-construction contracts. Schedule and costs: Stein told trustees the original timeline anticipated late fall to early December completion, but the project is running behind that estimate and staff are working to tighten the schedule. The finance section on the evening's agenda requested about an additional $120,000 plus for the access-control equipment and associated digital provisions, according to public questions and responses. What trustees and staff said: staff confirmed the access-control procurement is a separate line item and that the original general-contract amounts covered structural, glass and HVAC work only. No formal vote on the access-control items was recorded during the public portion of the meeting; staff indicated the board would see finance items related to the access controls on the consent agenda for approval. Next steps: staff will refine the schedule, continue coordination with the security contractor, and present the access-control finance items to the board for formal approval.
