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Board approves Lewis Middle School teaching-kitchen contract, subject to legal bid confirmation
Summary
The Waukegan Board of Education approved a design‑build contract with Crimson Design and Construction for a teaching kitchen at Lewis Middle School — $330,962 — with the vote conditioned on legal confirmation about whether the project must go out to public bid.
The Waukegan Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a design‑build agreement with Crimson Design and Construction to build a teaching kitchen at Lewis Middle School, at a total project cost “of up to $330,962,” with the approval made “subject to confirmation from legal counsel that the project need not be bid.”
Board members debated the procurement approach and schedule before the vote. A district staff member responding to board questions said the district had not issued a competitive bid because the work is structured as a design‑build…
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