North Penn board approves advertisement of bid package 2 for high school renovation

The North Penn School District Board of School Directors voted May 6 to advertise bid package 2 of the district's multi‑phase renovation of North Penn High School, moving procurement forward for work in pods A, B, C, D and E and related site work.

The board's action authorizes the district to solicit bids for the second major package of work after phase 1, which is already under contract and includes the natatorium and K pod renovations. The district's design and construction team told the board that phase 2 includes a new A‑pod addition to create swing space, multiple pod renovations, major site work and abatement, and an estimated construction cost just over $100,000,000 with a total estimated phase 2 project cost of just over $125,000,000.

Why it matters: the renovation is the largest capital project in the district's plan and is being delivered in four phases so that work can begin immediately on earlier components while later components are refined, bid and scheduled. The schedule for phase 2 and the transportation building is contingent on a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit; designers said receipt of that permit could be as late as October and will determine site‑work start dates.

Project scope and phasing Mr. Lynch of CHA Solutions and David Schroeder of Schroeder Group Architects walked the board through the plan for four phases. Phase 1 (underway) covers the natatorium and K pod, including temporary classroom construction to create swing space. Phase 2 covers pods A–E (north of the…