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Board hears final-phase update on Lapeer High School renovations; committee backs $47,500 locker-room painting change order

5805984 · September 4, 2025
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Summary

District and contractor representatives told the board that interior work at Lapeer High School is wrapping up, the Performing Arts Center (PAC) and auditorium remain on a December turnover timeline, and a finance committee recommended a change order for up to $47,500 to paint locker-room ceramic tile.

Lapeer Community Schools officials told the board that major interior renovations at Lapeer High School are nearing completion and the district expects construction work under the 2022 bond to wind up by 2026.

In a presentation, Julia Beruski of Bartimello said, "Currently, we're wrapping up the interior and auditorium renovations at Le Pere High School" and that the design team and contractor are "evaluating final bond projects and deciding which ones are gonna move forward," with an intent to finalize that list within the next month so follow-up construction can proceed next summer.

The update covered scope and progress: district staff reported roughly $2,500,000 of interior renovations (not counting the auditorium addition), replacement of more than 470 fire-alarm devices across the building, replacement of roughly 1,400 end-of-life fire-suppression elements, installation of about 12,500 ceiling tiles and more than 450 LED light fixtures, new bathroom finishes, converted media-center space into two…

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