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Board moves to award security and boiler work to Norwell; $69,420 funding gap noted
Summary
The Washington County School Board heard construction updates for two high schools and received an apparent low bid of $2,269,420 from Norwell Company for boiler work, creating a $69,420 shortfall versus the previously approved educational capital allocation.
The Washington County School Board heard construction updates for David Crockett and Daniel Boone high schools and moved to award the security-vestibule and boiler replacement contracts after receiving a low bid of $2,269,420 from Norwell Company.
The presentations and bid disclosure matter because the district is using educational capital funds and must reconcile the low bid with the capital appropriation. Paul Ginger of Lewis Group described interior and exterior finishes at both high schools and told the board the construction-document check set for the security project was nearly ready for state review and for advertising for bids.
“Once that masonry goes off, they’ll be able to do the roof and the windows,” Paul Ginger said, describing progress at David Crockett. At a separate presentation on the boiler…
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