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Board awards $2.45 million contract for West Park pre‑K/TK classrooms; parking‑lot add‑on debated and tabled
Summary
The board approved a $2,453,135 contract with Medallion Construction Inc. to build pre‑K/TK classrooms at West Park Elementary and approved several added alternates for site and low‑voltage work. A proposed parking‑lot and playfield asphalt add‑on (quoted in the packet at $458,487) drew opposition and was tabled for later consideration.
The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Education approved a contract award to Medallion Construction Inc. for permanent pre‑K and TK classrooms at West Park Elementary and approved related site work after public explanation of the project and bid components.
Staff said the project replaces portables at West Park using about $11 million in state facilities funding awarded previously; the board approved the base bid and two specified alternates, recorded in the motion as a $2,453,135 award including alternates 2 and 3. The alternates approved by vote included a play structure, synthetic turf/decomposed granite landscaping and a new shade structure that must be removed during construction.
Additional alternative scopes for site development, underground high‑ and low‑voltage systems and low‑voltage systems (electronics and paging) were described by staff as necessary to complete the classrooms; staff summarized the combined total for these added alternatives as “about $1.9 million.” Board members approved that work by motion.
A separate proposed add‑on to install a new parking lot on the north side of West Park’s campus — quoted in the board packet as $458,487 — and a new basketball area drew disagreement. One board member said converting turf/field to asphalt would require a catch basin, reduce play area and could be “a waste of money” given plans for a new elementary school. After debate the board voted to table the parking‑lot and basketball add‑on, with a motion to table carried by the board; staff said the board can return the item before the final bid action within the procurement time frame.
Motions related to construction were made and approved on the public record; the meeting record lists the motions and roll calls but does not show individual contractor negotiation details. The board instructed staff to proceed with contract award for the base project and the site/low‑voltage alternatives, and to hold the parking‑lot/basketball alternative pending further review.
No dates for construction start or completion were given on the public record; staff said some site work is required before classrooms can be put in place.
