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Votes at a glance: Forest Grove SD 15 board approves several purchase and bond contracts
Summary
At the April 22 board meeting the board approved multiple procurement and bond‑fund contracts including network equipment, classroom computers, Chromebooks and several bond construction packages.
The Forest Grove School District 15 board approved a package of procurement and bond‑fund contracts on April 22. The board approved the purchases and awards by single motion with recorded aye votes and no recorded no votes.
Key actions approved by the board that evening included: - Network switches: Purchase Cisco Catalyst switches from CVE Technologies for $51,766.42 using 2022 bond funds. The technology manager said this supports a new dark‑fiber backbone for bond projects. - High school CTE lab: Purchase Dell Precision workstations and monitors for Forest Grove High School’s CTE lab for $87,006.80 from the 2024–25 general fund allocation for device refresh. - Chromebooks for new school: Purchase student Chromebooks for the new school from DCW for $164,500 using bond funds. - Dilley Elementary classroom addition: Award construction contract to Buildscape for $1,028,689 (2022 bond funds) for a preschool/classroom addition to provide preschool capacity. - Nutrition services equipment: Award equipment purchases to Roses for $299,260.73 (2022 bond funds) to replace kitchen equipment at several schools during the summer bond phase. - Harvey Clark seismic/renovation: Approve a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $5,771,789 to 5 Star Builders for the Harvey Clark seismic and renovation project (2022 bond funds).
Other board action: The board approved a one‑year postponement of the health curriculum adoption pilot, and the district notified the board that phone‑service contract negotiations will continue and be returned for approval once details are finalized.
All motions that were recorded that evening passed on unanimous voice votes (ayes recorded). Where recorded, board members present included Jordan Miller, Brad DeFaro, Christie Katke, Pete Truax, Nicholas Efez, David Anderson, Mark Everett (Zoom) and Kate Randuski; Peter Bauer was absent and Melinda Fisher and Valerie Ingram were excused.
