CHSD 94 board approves construction, roofing, landscaping and other contracts; consent agenda passes

The Community High School District 94 Board of Education on an affirmative vote approved its consent agenda and multiple vendor contracts at the board’s February regular meeting.

The board approved the consent agenda (minutes, financials and reports, donations above $500, personnel report, and closed session minutes and audio recordings) by roll call vote with all members voting aye.

Contracts and vendor approvals voted by the board included a Kiefer USA bid for $92,710 for the base bid plus two alternates; an Olsen Roofing Inc. proposal using the TIPS contract to replace a specified roof section for $323,655; a Dynasty Landscaping lawn-maintenance proposal for $1,800 per month (April–November) totaling $14,400 plus $55 per hour for additional work; and a TruGreen fertilization proposal for $17,444.68. The board also approved the Appendix B recommendation to add one head coach and two assistant coaches for IHSA girls flag football beginning in the 2025–26 school year.

Motions were moved and seconded as noted in the meeting record. Roll-call votes shown in the transcript indicate unanimous aye votes on the consent agenda and the listed contracts. The Appendix B recommendation and other contracts were approved following brief discussion about oversight and contract routing; board members asked whether allied facility partners would be involved in construction oversight and whether contracts were run through cooperative purchasing or directly by the district.

Several items involved the district working directly with vendors under existing cooperative purchasing contracts or TIPS membership. Board discussion noted that Allied (the district’s construction manager/partner) will help oversee certain projects, even when the contract is executed directly between the district and the vendor.

The board’s motions carried and were announced as such in open session. No dissenting votes on the listed contract items were recorded in the publicly available roll-call segments included in the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance (as recorded on the meeting transcript): • Consent agenda — motion carried; roll call: Ms. Casey Mayer (Aye), Mr. Ramos (Aye), Ms. Munoz (Aye), Mr. Nagel (Aye), Mr. Seick (Aye), Mr. Sunigo (Aye), Mr. Brown (Aye). • Kiefer USA bid, $92,710 (base + alternate 1 & 2) — motion carried (roll call recorded as part of meeting). • Olsen Roofing Inc., $323,655 (TIPS contract roof replacement) — motion carried (roll call recorded as part of meeting). • Dynasty Landscaping, $1,800/month (April–November), $14,400 total plus $55/hr — motion carried. • TruGreen fertilization proposal, $17,444.68 — motion carried. • Appendix B — addition of 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches for IHSA girls flag football (2025–26) — motion carried.

Notes: The transcript records that Allied helped identify a cost-saving overlay option for roofing that conserved roughly $150,000 while maintaining warranty coverage; Allied will provide oversight on certain projects for a fee. Where the transcript did not specify additional contractual details, the article states the vendor, amount and the explicit motion language recorded in open session. No additional contract terms, start dates beyond those specified in the motions, or payment schedules were stated in the meeting transcript.

Ending: The board concluded these actions in open session and moved to other agenda items. Several of the approved projects are tied to the district’s planned summer construction program; the district awaits allied facility partner cost confirmations for elements of that work.