Board approves Lincoln School parking lot bid, athletic-complex change order and surgical-technology procurement authority

Watertown School District 14-4’s board approved several facilities and procurement items at the May 13 meeting: a sole-bid award for the Lincoln School North parking-lot project, a contract change order for the district athletic complex and authorization to proceed with bidding surgical-technology equipment ahead of an equipment donation.

The district recommended accepting Dunnick Incorporated’s sole bid of $164,570 for the Lincoln School North parking-lot work; the project is scheduled to begin in July and be complete before the start of school in August. The board approved the award.

On the athletic complex the board approved Change Order No. 6, a $46,301 addition covering nine items (including field-house code revisions, structural supports for perforated panels, concrete infill in front of the field house, flooring and irrigation modifications). With the change order the board-recorded contract total reached $10,900,000 and the remaining construction contingency was reported at $387,000.

Administrators also requested authority to bid surgical-technology equipment for LATC. Staff said Sanford is donating remaining equipment for the Surgical Technology Learning Center in July; the board approved moving forward with the bid process so ordering and installation can be completed before the academic year.

Board members discussed program growth: surgical technology enrollment was described as scheduled to bring in 21 new students in the fall with 18 second-year students currently, and staff noted the district’s goal to expand to 48 students in the program.

Ending: Approved contracts and procurement steps will move to execution and staff will report progress in following board meetings.