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Board approves nearly $9.6 million in roofing, HVAC and electrical contracts; members press for fire-alarm and CO2 details
Summary
The board approved three major construction contracts totaling about $9.595 million for roofing, HVAC and electrical work at district elementary schools; directors requested written confirmation about fire-alarm scope and CO2/duct-detector compatibility before final contract signatures.
The Boyertown Area School District board voted to award three construction contracts for work at district elementary schools during its November meeting.
Administration recommended awarding a roofing replacement contract at "Weirdtown Elementary" to EA Roofing Company for $2,411,970; a HVAC contract for Boyertown Elementary to JBM Mechanical Inc. for $4,157,000 (including specified alternates); and an electrical contract at Morgantown Elementary to Phillips Brothers Electrical Contractors for $3,027,025 (including listed alternates). The combined total for the three contracts is $9,595,995.
Board members asked technical questions about duct detectors, CO2 sensors and compatibility with the existing fire-alarm system. A director asked whether CO2 detectors should be installed given changes to HVAC systems; an administration technical representative (Speaker 11) said the VRF system that was designed "is code compliant" and that the district would confirm details about CO2 and fire-alarm integration in writing and through solicitor review before signing contracts. "I'll dovetail into that… I'll get back through the administration office tomorrow," Speaker 11 said.
All three contract awards were presented as motions and approved by the board subject to the solicitor’s final review of contract language and technical scope. Directors emphasized that inclusion of fire-alarm work or required detector integration should be confirmed and reflected in the final contract documents prior to execution.
