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Board delays major Summertown High restroom overhaul after questions about $399,000 estimate; schedules special session
Summary
Lawrence County School System trustees on March 27 tabled a decision about a proposed structural restroom renovation at Summertown High School after board members raised concerns about a $399,000 construction estimate from ESG. The board set a special session for April 10 to review updated costs and plan-stamping options.
The Lawrence County School System Board of Education on March 27 tabled a proposed structural reconstruction of restrooms at Summertown High School after several board members questioned a $399,000 construction estimate provided by engineering firm ESG.
The project was prompted by a structural evaluation that identified deteriorating cast-iron plumbing and flaking concrete above restroom areas, according to presentations made for the board. ESG and the district’s engineers recommended tearing out a pipe chase, removing the failing cast-iron sanitary piping and rebuilding a reinforced pipe chase and ceiling support on the affected side of the building.
The board’s decision came after an hourlong exchange over scope and cost. Bobby Cox, an ESG representative at the meeting, summarized the technical work ESG had done and the documents the firm could deliver: “The plans would be about a 200-page drawing packet including architectural, mechanical,…
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