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Conway School District granted waiver to exceed cooperative purchasing cap for renovation project
Summary
The committee approved Conway Public Schools' request under Arkansas Code Annotated 19-11-249(D) to exceed the cooperative purchasing aggregate amount for construction services to renovate the Bob and Betty Courtway building; the motion carried by voice vote.
Dr. Jeff Collum, superintendent of Conway Public Schools, and Shasta D. Wagner, chief legal officer for Conway Public Schools, requested committee approval to exceed the cooperative purchasing aggregate for construction services under Arkansas Code Annotated §19-11-249(D). The district sought the waiver to renovate the Bob and Betty Courtway building (a school facility) during the summer so work can start after students leave in May and be finished when they return in August.
Wagner said the request is to allow renovation work to begin immediately after the school year ends; Collum noted the district's maintenance team performs work in-house when possible and that the project had already been delayed a year. "In my 4 years there, our maintenance team has done an incredible job, trying to pick up the labor parts and our labor actions as much as possible," Collum said.
Representative Evans commended the district for following the process and noted use of local vendors. The committee voted on the motion, which was seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote; the transcript records "Aye" and "Motion carries" but does not include a roll-call tally. The waiver was approved to permit the Conway district to exceed the cooperative purchasing cap for this summer renovation project.
