Pulaski County staff say security wall, stadium civil work and Northwood fiber came in below budget; board told nearly $1 million would remain after projects

Pulaski County Public Schools staff told the School Board that recent pricing for planned summer capital projects came in under the amounts carried in the capital fund and that the division could proceed without borrowing if costs remain within the updated estimates.

The update centered on three projects. Staff reported the security wall bid at $630,000, under the $800,000 amount the division had been carrying for the work. The civil portion of stadium lighting and stadium renovation work came in under the roughly $600,000 civil estimate previously budgeted; staff said they expect the electrical portion to be about $900,000 and that if the electrical quote arrives as expected the combined lighting work will still be under the total $1.5 million placeholder carried earlier. Staff also said fiber work at Northwood cost about…