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Ambridge Area SD board debates stadium and field-house bleachers, asks staff for formal options and timeline
Summary
Board members spent the meeting debating replacement or repair of stadium and field-house bleachers, concession and electrical needs, and timeline and procurement options; they asked staff to return with formal options and cost estimates for next month’s agenda.
The Ambridge Area School District Board of School Directors discussed replacement and repair options for stadium and field-house bleachers, plus associated concession and electrical work, during its Sept. 17 meeting, with board members asking staff to return to the October agenda with formal options and cost estimates.
The discussion centered on whether to move forward with one or more components — stadium bleachers, field-house bleachers, a prebuilt concession/restroom building, and an electrical/small utility building — and how to procure them. President Carpenter opened the discussion and said the board needed to “start to move forward and have a plan,” noting that delays would not reduce costs.
Board members and staff described a range of estimates and procurement paths. District staff provided earlier quotes that include: roughly $50,000 as a rough estimate associated with Yates for a part of the stadium work (estimate may change after a site visit), a prebuilt 20-by-32 concession/restroom building estimated about $25,000–$26,000,…
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