Riverside Local board approves $9,581,480 guaranteed maximum price for Buckeye Elementary project

At the board meeting that began at 7:32 a.m., the Riverside Local Board of Education approved a resolution authorizing a guaranteed maximum price not to exceed $9,581,480 for the Buckeye Elementary School improvement project.

Board members debated whether to postpone acceptance of the GMP until new members take office in January. A motion to remove the agenda item and postpone the vote failed during roll call (recorded in the transcript as "Motion fails 3 2"). The board then adopted a clerical amendment to change dates referenced in the resolution (changing 11/06/2025 and 11/07/2025 to 11/13/2025 in the resolution text); that amendment was approved unanimously. The board subsequently voted on the amended resolution to authorize the GMP; the chair announced the motion carried (recorded in the transcript as "Motion carries 3 2").

The resolution authorizes the district to enter the Buckeye project contract at a cost not to exceed $9,581,480. Administrative staff noted the resolution text continued to the back page of the packet, which prompted a short clarification during the meeting about pagination and where the dollar amount appears in the document.

The board listed upcoming committee meetings and confirmed the next regular Board of Education meeting.