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Board weighs summer bids for gym floor and automated scrubbers amid staffing shortfall
Summary
Oak Grove R-VI staff outlined two summer bids using bond funds: a replacement primary gym floor ($81,322 bid) and proposed purchase of autonomous floor scrubbers. The board debated timing, optics and staffing impacts; a motion to approve two scrubbers was made but no recorded vote appears in the transcript.
District staff presented two summer maintenance bids that require board approval because they exceed $50,000: a $81,322 cooperative bid to replace the primary school gym floor with a TeraFlex multipurpose surface, and a proposal to purchase autonomous scrubbers for large commons and hallway areas.
Staff said the TeraFlex flooring had been well received after installation in the elementary cafeteria/gym last year and that the new floor would be softer for younger children, durable, and less expensive than hardwood. The quoted bid for that primary gym floor replacement is $81,322.
Administrators described autonomous scrubbers as a labor-saving investment to address…
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