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Abington Heights facilities committee advises keeping middle school gym after bids come in near budget
Summary
The Abington Heights School District facilities committee recommended the board keep the new middle school gym in the project after bids returned about 1% under the budget cap; administration urged retaining the gym and the district reported $5.1 million in reinvestment and about $2.1 million in grants toward the project.
The Abington Heights School District facilities committee recommended the school board keep a new gymnasium in the proposed middle school construction after prime contract bids returned close to the project budget.
The committee met on an ad hoc basis after receiving bids and, by unanimous vote, chose not to recommend excluding the gym from the general-contractor scope. Committee members said bids for the four prime contracts arrived within roughly 1% of the district’s budget and that district administrators strongly advised keeping the gym because the existing middle-school facility is undersized and “very substandard.”
At the board meeting, board member Mister…
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