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Huntsville board approves Grissom High cafeteria expansion, awards construction contract
Summary
The Huntsville City Schools Board approved a construction contract to expand Grissom High School’s cafeteria and renovate classrooms, awarding the low bid to Dunlop Contracting for $2,982,381; the project is budgeted at $3,079,230 and is expected to finish in December 2025.
The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education approved a construction contract for a Grissom High School cafeteria expansion and classroom renovations, awarding the low bid to Dunlop Contracting for $2,982,381. The district’s total budget for the project is $3,079,230, and administrators estimated completion in December 2025.
District staff said the project will add more than 50 cafeteria seats and create renovated classrooms where Career and Technical Education space was vacated; the scope also includes a dedicated dance and cheer room in an adjacent building. Bidders and their amounts listed by staff were: Dunlop Contracting, $2,982,381; Wilcox Builders, $2,998,500; and EMW Construction, $3,048,530. A rendering and a bid tabulation were provided to the board.
Staff told the board construction will begin while school is in session and the existing wall will be removed after the new space is ready, so the expanded cafeteria should be in use by the December 2025 target. A board member noted, “I can formally say there will be a cheer and dance space in December of 2025,” during the discussion. The motion to approve the construction contract was moved and approved by voice vote; the chair voted aye. The meeting record does not list an itemized roll-call tally.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes for Dec. 3 and Dec. 17: approved (voice vote; no roll-call names recorded). - Consent agenda (gifts to schools and bids): approved (voice vote; no roll-call names recorded). - Professional services agreement report: approved (voice vote; no roll-call names recorded). - Human resources report: approved (voice vote; no roll-call names recorded). - Grissom High School cafeteria addition and classroom renovations construction contract (low bid: Dunlop Contracting, $2,982,381; budget: $3,079,230; estimated completion: December 2025): approved (voice vote; chair voted aye).
