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Cheshire committee approves FF&E and technology packages for Norton and Barnum, reallocates $257,200 from Norton bid savings
Summary
The Next Generation School Building Committee voted unanimously to approve final fixtures, furnishings and technology packages for Norton Elementary School and the North End/Barnum project and to submit both packages to the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services/Office of Grants Administration for written approval.
The Next Generation School Building Committee voted unanimously to approve final fixtures, furnishings and equipment (FF&E) and technology packages for Norton Elementary School and the North End/Barnum Elementary project and to submit the documents to the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services/Office of Grants Administration for written approval.
Justin Hopkins, a senior project manager at Tekton Architects, told the committee the two projects remain on schedule and under construction and that the committee should proceed with FF&E and technology approvals to meet procurement lead times. "For Barnum Elementary, our, combined budget is 3,520,000. For Norton, it's $2,199,100," Hopkins said, summarizing the district line items for furniture and IT.
The consultant team presented detailed classroom and support-space selections — early childhood and kindergarten furniture, desks and flexible seating for elementary classrooms, media-center shelving and seating, cafeteria…
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