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District wins PSFA funding for Grants High School upgrades; demolition projects 100% state-funded
Summary
District staff told the board the Public School Capital Outlay (PSCOC/PSFA) awarded grants for HVAC and lighting upgrades at Grants High School and for demolition of two older buildings. The GHS project will require a 24% local match; demolition is fully state-funded and will include asbestos abatement.
Richard Triplehorn briefed the board on recent PSCOC/PSFA awards for district capital projects and next steps for procurement and design.
Triplehorn said the district received a systems-based award for replacement of the heating and cooling system at Grants High School and a lighting retrofit for the entire building. "We had awarded us that grant," he said, adding that the next step is execution of paperwork and signing memoranda of understanding.
He said the district will need to provide a 24% local match for the GHS construction package. The district will issue an RFP for a design professional (30-day advertisement) and then proceed through design, estimating and a subsequent request for construction funding and award. "The GHS project, we will have to come up with our 24% match," Triplehorn said.
Triplehorn also reported the district's demolition applications (old central office and the old PLC building) were approved and that those projects are 100% state-funded; he said the projects include abatement and demolition. He noted the older buildings were built before 1980 and contain asbestos, so the RFP will require remediation bids as part of the work.
On scope and technical change, Triplehorn said the plan at GHS is to move from a water-based system to a refrigerated-loop heat-pump system, which will be design-intensive and will require juggling temporary heating/cooling during construction.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the older boardroom building and asbestos remediation. Triplehorn said the state will pay the demolition costs and that the district will advertise for abatement and demolition contractors. Superintendent Weidner and Triplehorn said the district will aim to apply for replacement of Mount Taylor when the next PSCOC cycle opens if the site ranks in the top 100.
No formal action was required at the meeting; Triplehorn asked the board to sign required grant paperwork when presented for signatures.
