Niskayuna committee details year-end investments: paving, bus tablets, door alarms, athletics gear

The Niskayuna Central School District Finance Committee heard a follow-up report May 16 on possible year-end investments the district would make if fiscal-year surplus funds are available.

Staff outlined a set of one-time projects that district leaders say were discussed earlier in the year but excluded from the operating budget; they said they would recommend specific procurements to the full board this month.

The district's staff member presenting the report said the first recommended investment is districtwide paving work, a third consecutive year of spring/early-summer paving. "We solicited bids. They were due on April 30, and we expect to move forward with a recommendation, at the board meeting on May 27," the presenter said, adding the estimate is about $250,000. The base bid covers identified work at most campuses; the presenter said Iroquois and Rosendale had paving done through the capital project and are in better condition. The bid includes unit prices so staff can add work "per additional 1,000 square feet" if contractors identify further…