Poudre School District approves $3.1 million building‑automation contract for Fort Collins High; board cites Measure 4A funding

Poudre School District R‑1’s Board of Education on Tuesday authorized staff to execute a $3,100,000 contract with Long Building Technology to install a district‑standard building automation system at Fort Collins High School, voting 7–0 to approve the expenditure.

Superintendent Ryan Kingsley told the board the project was prioritized after a boiler failed at Fort Collins High School this fall and because district voters passed Measure 4A last November. "4A is allowing us to think a lot deeper about what projects are schemed together and when the priorities are and and trying to get more efficiency," Kingsley said during board discussion.

The automation system will centralize controls for heating, ventilation and other mechanical and electrical systems and provide graphical, data‑driven monitoring across the district. Kingsley said the district has…