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Board preserves $100,000 and postpones full Betty Keefer recarpeting amid $230K project estimate
Summary
Trustees kept a previously approved $100,000 allocation for Betty Keefer Elementary and postponed a full carpeting project after staff reported a roughly $230,000 total cost (product and labor) and a June-to-summer procurement timing constraint.
Trustees kept a previously approved $100,000 allocation for Betty Keefer Elementary and agreed to postpone a full recarpeting project after plant facilities staff reported a funding shortfall and timing challenges.
Facility staff described a Mohawk carpet tile product that is more durable, resists staining and can be replaced tile‑by‑tile. The vendor recommended a higher grade product that staff said reduces long‑term maintenance costs; however, the installed cost for the proposed areas — carpet product plus installation labor — was presented by staff as roughly $230,000.
“Product is about $137,000 and labor to install about $97,000,” a facilities representative said while explaining the quotes. Staff told trustees the product could not be ordered and installed in time for the coming school year without a spring procurement and summer installation window.
The board agreed to keep the $100,000 already approved for Betty Keefer in the plant facilities fund and to consider the full project as a summer project if additional funding becomes available. Trustees asked staff to provide comparative quotes (mid‑grade options and life‑cycle maintenance comparisons) and to return with a plan that shows phasing options and long‑term maintenance implications.
Action taken: motion carried to preserve the previously approved $100,000 for Betty Keefer and to defer the full recarpeting until staff can identify the additional funding and schedule the work in a summer construction window.
