Hoover board approves multiple construction, technology and food-service contracts; rejects two roof bids

The Hoover City Board of Education approved multiple contracts on a series of motions that passed by voice vote, awarding work for athletic lighting, parking lots, network electronics, food-service equipment and one elementary roof replacement, while rejecting two roofing bids that exceeded available budgets.

Superintendent Dr. Maddox recommended approval of a program consulting proposal with Lemoine Program Services for restroom and locker room renovations at a cost of $49,250; the board approved the proposal. The board awarded a bid for child nutrition program food-service equipment to Singer H and R, the lowest responsive bidder, for a total of $72,745. The board also awarded a network electronics bid to C Spire Business for Cisco-based equipment at a cost of $1,287,485.76.

For school facilities, the board awarded the Bumpus Middle School athletic field lighting contract to Titan Electric Inc., which submitted the sole bid of $359,550. The superintendent noted the combined cost of lights to be purchased by the district ($268,770) and the installation bid keeps the project within a $650,000 total project budget; the total project cost reported was $628,320.

Parking-lot expansions were approved at two sites. The board awarded the Green Valley Elementary parking lot expansion to Duncan & Dearman Building Company LLC for $278,749 and awarded the Riverchase Career Connection Center (RC3) parking lot expansion to the same firm for $599,226. The board explained that two lower bids for Green Valley were rejected because they contained what staff described as excessively high and unreasonable unit-price allowances that posed financial risk to the district.

The board rejected the single bid received for Bronx Gap Intermediate School roof replacement after staff reported that the total of six submitted bids exceeded the available budget. The board did approve the roof replacement bid for Riverchase Elementary, awarding the project to Roofing Solutions LLC with a base bid of $1,891,400; board materials noted this roof was the most critical of three roofing projects considered that night. The board also rejected the Phase 1 roof replacement bid for Gwen Elementary because the total of six bids exceeded available budget.

The board approved the 2025-26 athletic and extracurricular supplement and stipend schedules as presented; the only changes from the prior year were the addition of a high-school assistant robotics team coach and a district lead coordinator of student services.

All motions on bids and awards passed by voice vote. Board members asked routine questions about project locations and budget alignment; staff confirmed several projects were within their stated project budgets and noted contingencies or allowances where applicable.

List of awards and outcomes (as recorded): - Program consulting (restroom/locker rooms): Lemoine Program Services, $49,250 — approved. - CNP food-service equipment: Singer H and R, $72,745 — approved. - Network electronics (Cisco equipment): C Spire Business, $1,287,485.76 — approved. - Bumpus Middle School athletic field lighting: Titan Electric Inc., $359,550 (includes $10,000 contingency; district to purchase lights costing $268,770; total project cost reported $628,320) — approved. - Green Valley Elementary parking lot expansion: Duncan & Dearman Building Company LLC, $278,749 — approved. - RC3 (Riverchase Career Connection Center) parking lot expansion: Duncan & Dearman Building Company LLC, $599,226 — approved. - Bronx Gap Intermediate roof replacement: bid rejected (bids exceeded budget) — rejected. - Riverchase Elementary roof replacement: Roofing Solutions LLC, $1,891,400 — approved. - Gwen Elementary phase 1 roof replacement: bid rejected (bids exceeded budget) — rejected. - 2025-26 athletic and extracurricular supplement/stipend schedules: approved (added assistant robotics coach and district lead coordinator of student services).

Staff and board members said the decisions reflected a mix of lowest-responsible-bid determinations, project budget considerations and the district's prioritization of urgent roofing and infrastructure repairs.