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Board approves welding equipment and boiler replacements; bond construction phases update
Summary
Trustees approved award recommendations to purchase welding equipment funded by the 2023 bond and to replace a boiler at Lighthouse Elementary; the superintendent updated the board on high‑school construction phases and pathway renovations.
The Anchor Bay School District Board of Education on Jan. 22 approved multiple award recommendations tied to the district’s 2023 bond and received a construction update from Superintendent Jankowski.
Trustees approved purchasing welding equipment from two vendors (Service Welding and Linde Welding) for a total award reflected in the staff recommendation; administration said the purchases will be funded by the 2023 bond. The board also approved a contract to replace a hydronic boiler at Lighthouse Elementary with Mechanical System Service for $30,955, funded from the bond.
Superintendent Jankowski summarized progress on the high-school bond construction: phase 1 additions (including an on-site restaurant and auto shop) are wrapping up; phase 2 is in punch-list status after inspections; and phase 3 work includes the engineering pathway, student-success center, athletic offices and bathroom renovations. Jankowski showed photographs of the student-success area, athletic-office relocations, JROTC classroom reconfiguration and engineering-wing offices; he said crews are sequencing bathroom renovations so each is completed and returned to service in rotation.
Board members asked about equipment safety and certification for the new welding and CTE equipment; staff said students are trained, protective apparel and eyewear are required, and many CTE programs use external certification and audits. Trustees also asked why bid tabulations showed wide price variances; administration said vendors bid line items and the district split awards to obtain needed equipment at best value.
Why it matters: The purchases and construction phases will add classroom and CTE capacity at the high school and maintain safe building systems at elementary schools; the board approved expenditures using bond funds.
What’s next: Administration will coordinate installation and training for new CTE equipment and schedule the boiler replacement; staff will monitor compliance with equipment-safety checks and vendor warranties.
