Bath County board approves high‑school change orders, LAVEC asphalt work and schedules middle‑school design meetings

The Bath County Board of Education on May 19 approved a series of construction decisions affecting the high school and the LAVEC/layback project, and scheduled special meetings and an administrative designee to expedite the Bath County Middle School renovation.

The board approved change order PR‑33 for the Bath County High School HVAC project, which yields a net credit of $120. The board also approved change order PR‑36 (gym louver infill modification) selecting the option to infill openings with on‑site brick and associated labor rather than ordering new louvers with a long lead time.

Why it matters: the louver decision trades a modest additional immediate cost for faster completion. Staff told the board the option using existing brick (option A) carries a net add in the low thousands (staff reported a net add of $3,596.50), while the alternative (ordering smaller louvers) would cost roughly $1,157.62 but has a roughly 10‑week lead time that would push closing and final inspections later into the summer.

Board members and staff said the louver discrepancy came from field conditions that differed from the existing drawings; the drawings sized three louvers larger than the openings actually built, which created two practical options: buy and wait for smaller louvers, or infill…