Board approves contractors; progress update on high school, athletics and elementary projects
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Summary
Trustees accepted recommendations to hire Bartlett Cocke as the construction manager at risk for Project 3 (Howard and junior school) and awarded the baseball construction contract to R. Rody; bond construction photos and schedules were presented.
At the May 14 board meeting, district staff presented construction progress photos and timelines for the high school, athletic complex, Cambridge and Woodridge projects and sought trustee approval of several contractors.
Bond and construction program manager Mike Hager showed photos and described framing, decking and mechanical work at the new high school and adjacent athletic buildings. He said bleacher deliveries were tentatively scheduled for mid‑July and that Cambridge portables are due to arrive June 23. Hager said Howard Elementary design meetings were ongoing and that general contractor selection for Howard would follow design completion.
The board approved Bartlett Cocke as the construction manager at risk (CMR) for Project 3 (Howard and the junior school). The recommendation came after an evaluation of seven proposals; staff said Bartlett Cocke received the highest score from the selection committee. Trustees moved and seconded the approval and adopted the motion by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was announced.
On the baseball construction project, staff reported one bid was received from R. Rody in the amount of $4,055,000 and said the bid was under budget. Trustees discussed that some general contractors had not included bleacher pricing originally because a bleacher supplier was unresponsive; staff confirmed the bidder had since provided required numbers and the suitability committee recommended proceeding. The board approved the contractor by voice vote.
Staff also brought an LPA fee item for Howard Early Childhood and trustees approved a fixed fee option after brief discussion. The meeting included routine consent items and the board approved the consent agenda by motion.
Hager and project staff reviewed schedules: preconstruction and design activities for Howard will proceed immediately, with major construction starting in late spring next year; locker‑room, concession and bathroom work at the athletic complex was under way; and work on the baseball field was scheduled to start at once following contractor award.
