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Board approves piggybacked roof replacement for Camden Junior High
Summary
Benton County Board of Education approved a motion to piggyback a roofing contract from another district for Camden Junior High School and authorized proceeding with the bid; roll call recorded 10–0 in favor.
The Benton County Board of Education voted unanimously on May 5, 2025, to approve a roof-replacement bid for Camden Junior High School that will piggyback a contract previously awarded to another district.
The board voted 10–0 to approve moving forward with the Camden Junior High (CJH) roof replacement by piggybacking an existing contract from another district rather than issuing a new construction bid. District staff told the board that piggybacking is commonly used when the work is not new construction and that the comptroller’s office and the board attorney had reviewed the approach and raised no objection on the transcripted record.
District staff outlined the condition of the existing roof, saying it is "more than 20" years old and possibly closer to 30. Staff also described past patching work and noted the district’s large building inventory, saying it has "over 500,000 square feet of buildings," which affects maintenance needs. A staff speaker offered an estimated unit price "I think it's $414 and 84¢ a square with a few pins" and said the total was "right at 1.2" (the transcript records those figures as estimates). Staff said they had included funding for the roof in a draft budget and noted an approximate $500,000 placeholder in next year’s draft for HVAC-related work; those budget figures were discussed as draft planning numbers rather than firm contract amounts.
The motion to approve the CJH roof replacement bid piggybacking the other district’s roofing contract passed on a roll-call vote. Miss Michelle recorded the following votes: Robert Marks — yes; John Blue — yes; (Mr.) Thornton — yes; (Mr.) Hargis — yes; Robert Livingston — yes; Marco Winters — yes; (Mr.) Hyatt — yes; Miss Kennan — yes; Miss Arnold — yes; Brad Mills — yes. The vote tally recorded on the transcript was 10 yes, 0 no.
Background: The building and property and maintenance committee had recommended moving forward with piggybacking the Manchester-area district’s awarded roofing contract and requested bids for a visitor-side press box at Tommy Richardson Stadium; the committee’s recommendations were included in the meeting packet and approved by the board earlier in the meeting.
Ending: Following the vote, the board moved on to budget items; the transcript records no further discussion or conditions attached to the CJH roof approval.
