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Young and Wright update: roofs on track; $8.5 million phase for cameras and West Senior lot faces timing questions
Summary
Architects from Young and Wright reported progress on the 2023 capital improvement project: phase 1 roof replacements are on schedule to finish next summer and phase 2 (security cameras and West Senior parking reconfiguration) is in SED review with an $8.5 million budget and several bid-time alternates under consideration.
Representatives from Young and Wright Architects briefed the board on Jan. 7 on progress and risks for the district’s 2023 capital improvement project.
Young and Wright said phase 1 — roof replacements at Northwood Elementary, West Senior and East Senior — began last summer and is about halfway complete. Contractors paused work for winter and the firm expects to finish the roofing work by the end of the coming summer.
Phase 2 combines an elementary-school security-camera expansion and a reconfiguration of West Senior’s bus loop, parent drop-off and parking. The phase carries an $8.5 million budget in the district’s presentation; administrators said the overall project budget is roughly $23.5 million (phase 1 plus phase 2). The phase 2 package was submitted to the State Education Department (SED) for third-party review to speed approval; SED review times were described as currently 14–16 weeks.
To preserve flexibility at bid time, the team described a base bid that covers the bus loop and parent drop-off and four alternates the district could add if funds permit: (1) an additional driveway/entrance, (2) replacement of tennis courts (and potential pickleball conversion), (3) parking-lot work at the athletic entrance and (4) a center parking-lot expansion.
Young and Wright and the district said available contractors, materials lead times for site drainage piping and other market conditions create several possible schedule scenarios: best case (SED approval in February, bids in March and partial construction this summer), partial phasing (cameras this summer and remaining site work in 2026) or rebidding in the fall if bids or contractor availability are unfavorable. The architects said the elementary security cameras will be procured through a state contract and have fewer price variables.
Board members asked whether the $8.5 million estimate would cover all alternates; the architects said the base bid is likely feasible within the budget, while completing all alternates will depend on actual bid results and contractor competitiveness. The board requested ongoing updates as bids are solicited and received.
