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Board approves HLS amendment for Southside Elementary, tables guaranteed-maximum-price and related design amendment; extends mobile classroom lease and approves
Summary
The Effingham CUSD 40 Board of Education on June 23 approved a Health-Life-Safety amendment for Southside Elementary and tabled a guaranteed-maximum-price agreement and a related professional-services amendment while it seeks additional information on bidding and scope.
The Effingham CUSD 40 Board of Education on June 23 approved a Health-Life-Safety (HLS) amendment for Southside Elementary and took interim procurement actions while tabling related construction agreements.
The board approved the HLS amendment, which the administration estimated would make about $360,000 of the Southside project eligible for HLS funding through the Regional Office of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education. Superintendent Johnson described HLS approval as a necessary procedural step to allow use of HLS funds for leak and safety-related work.
Superintendent Johnson told the board that the overall package for the Southside work (masonry restoration, waterproofing, plumbing and an asphalt parking/drive area) had a total construction estimate of about $782,000. He said roughly $360,000 of that amount could be approved for HLS reimbursement if the state approves…
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