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Board approves BrandCo bid to build 4-classroom ECLC expansion with state grant funding
Summary
The board accepted the lowest responsible bid, advancing a state‑funded expansion of the district's early childhood center; contract value for construction was reported at $1,577,000.
The Bolivar R‑I Board of Education voted to accept BrandCo's construction bid to add four classrooms to the district's Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC), a project funded primarily through a state appropriation.
District administrators told the board the expansion design is complete and the district used a design‑bid‑build procurement method. Bids opened June 13; BrandCo submitted the lowest responsible bid at $1,577,000, which includes an alternate to add 20 additional parking spaces adjacent to the ECLC.
The project is part of a broader $3 million state grant for the expansion and associated work; administrators said the grant covers 90 percent of costs and the district has a 10 percent local match. The board approved moving forward with BrandCo and authorized contract mobilization to start construction for a target completion date in the 2025 fiscal year.
Board members asked whether this procurement was a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) agreement or a straight bid; staff confirmed the ECLC procurement was a standard design‑bid‑build contractor selection and therefore the bid amount serves as the construction contract. The board then voted to accept the bid.
What happens next: BrandCo will mobilize on site and staff will manage contractual milestones and state drawdowns as construction progresses; administrators set a preferred completion date of May 1 (during FY26) to allow the district to claim reimbursement on that schedule.
