Board accepts bids and awards $1.398 million contract for Dallas Center-Grimes Elementary roof replacement

The Dallas Center-Grimes School Board closed a public hearing on the proposed Dallas Center-Grimes Elementary School roof replacement (Project 2025), accepted bids, and awarded the construction contract to the low bidder, Academy Roofing, at $1,398,000.

Public hearing and record: the board opened and closed the public hearing on the project; the board secretary reported no written objections were filed. The board then accepted the bid record and moved to award the contract to Academy Roofing as the low bidder.

Board discussion: directors asked for background on the existing roof, including prior repairs and expected life of the new replacement. District staff told the board the building was constructed in 1999 and had repairs but not a full roof replacement; staff said a typical expected useful life for such a roof is about 20 years with periodic maintenance. Board members also asked whether insulation would be removed to the insulation layer and what would happen if buried insulation were found to be in poor condition; staff said the contract includes standard contingencies and the district carries a small contingency for unforeseen repairs.

Motion and outcome: a motion to award the contract to Academy Roofing at $1,398,000 carried by voice vote. The district also accepted the bid record into the public record and approved related procedural motions during the meeting.

Next steps: staff will proceed with contract execution and construction scheduling. The board also recorded acceptance of bids for the FY26 student-device refresh and later awarded the device refresh contract to Sterling Computers (separate action).