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Board approves Metcon as construction manager at risk for new E.B. Frank Middle School; land transfer advancing
Summary
The board approved a construction management at-risk contract with Metcon for the new E.B. Frank Middle School and received an update that the town of LaGrange has verbally agreed to transfer 38 acres for the project; bid solicitations for construction phase to be issued in February.
The Lenoir County Board of Education approved a construction management at-risk agreement with Metcon for the E.B. Frank Middle School project during the Feb. 3 meeting.
Assistant/Facilities staff and project leads provided a progress report: construction documents are complete, flow testing finished, and the town of LaGrange has verbally agreed to transfer the approximately 38-acre site where the new school will be built. Officials said the town council and the district’s attorney have reviewed the transfer documents; the district plans to present the finalized land-transfer agreement to the full board once LaGrange’s council signs it.
Board members were told…
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