Racine Unified board approves construction GMPs, vendor contracts and schedule changes; tables graduation-item discussion

The Racine Unified School District Board of Education on April 28 approved a series of contracts and project budgets, including guaranteed maximum prices (GMPs) for two school construction projects, a procurement award for architectural-engineering services, and vendor contracts for benefits, transportation and cybersecurity. The board also approved the district's start and end times for the 2025'1026 school year and voted to table action on a proposed adjustment to high-school graduation requirements (item I on the superintendent consent agenda).

The most expensive approved contract was a guaranteed maximum price for Case High School construction: the board approved a GMP of $28,736,931 and a total project budget of $36,008,050. The board approved a separate GMP for Wadewitz Elementary (listed in presentation materials and discussion as the Wadewitz project) with a GMP of $19,025,149 and a total project budget of $23,548,953. The board awarded RFP No. 25-007R for architectural and engineering services at Gilmore Fine Arts K-8 to Bloom Companies LLC for $323,460.

Administration also secured…