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Board awards bids for practice fields and school renovations; contractor backed out of prior award
Summary
The board approved multiple capital-project contracts, rescinded a prior contract when the original bidder backed out and awarded work to the next-lowest bidders; the board also approved plans to convert open classrooms to walled classrooms at two middle schools over a two-year schedule.
The Hamblen County Board of Education unanimously approved several capital-project awards, including work on practice fields and renovations to two middle schools to convert open-plan classrooms into closed classrooms with doors.
A staff presentation explained that one previously awarded contract for road work related to portables was rescinded after the original contractor notified the district it could not perform at the bid price; the district then awarded the work to the next-lowest bidder. ‘‘That 1 is basically a do over from the last board meeting...the company backed out,’’ a staff member explained during the meeting.
Separately, the board approved a renovation project to convert open classrooms at Lincoln Heights Middle School and Meadowview Middle School into walled classrooms with doors. Staff said the final cost for renovating both buildings over a two-year period came in significantly lower than earlier estimates presented to the board.
Board members moved and seconded the motion to approve capital items (agenda item 10.2 a–e) and voted unanimously. The board’s approval includes proceeding with the next steps to contract for the awarded work and implementing the renovation schedule.
What the record shows: transcripts indicate the practice-field work was awarded to Fortner Excavating and Landscaping (agenda item 10.2.a) and that the district used the next-lowest bidder when the first contractor withdrew. Exact dollar figures shown in the agenda were read at the meeting; where amounts were unclear in the agenda text read aloud during the meeting, staff confirmed the district will follow the awarded contract documents.
Next steps: staff will finalize contracts with the awarded contractors and return with implementation timelines and bond-money planning where applicable.
