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School board approves Barnett Stadium turf replacement, accepts $0 construction change to clarify prevailing wage language
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Middletown School Board approved a contract to replace Barnett Stadium’s turf and voted to accept a $0 change order to a Conger Construction contract to add prevailing-wage language; both measures passed by the members present. The board also approved consent and athletic-agenda items.
The Middletown School Board on March 24 approved a contract to replace the artificial turf at Barnett Stadium and accepted a $0 change order to a Conger Construction contract to clarify prevailing-wage language, actions the board said will not increase the district budget.
The turf contract, listed in the board packet as with “the Motes Group,” carries a not-to-exceed price of about $757,000 and is planned to be funded from the district’s PI (Permanent Improvement) fund. Board and staff said the project includes replacing the turf, adding a base pad under the turf, improving drainage, and replacing the gravel base; the work is scheduled to begin the day after graduation and is expected to take about four to six weeks.
District staff said the pad and subsurface work increase initial cost compared with earlier estimates but should extend useful life and reduce maintenance. “The benefit of doing that ... is it…
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