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Board approves multiple bids; Maiden Middle $4.55M award contingent on county funding reallocation
Summary
The board approved several procurement items including security supplies, intercoms, HVAC equipment and renovation bids; the largest award was a $4,550,000 base bid to DDI of Hickory for a full renovation at Maiden Middle School, approved contingent on county commissioners reallocating funds.
The Catawba County Board of Education approved a set of procurement and construction bids on March 24, including safety, intercom, HVAC and renovation projects across district schools.
Dan Moore presented five procurement items funded through capital outlay and grants: a Southern Lock & Supply security-supplies quote for $66,182.58 (funded by the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools grant); intercom-system replacement proposals for Balls Creek and Saint Stephen’s Elementary schools (apparent low bidder B & L Communications, $56,560.14 each); a Johnson Controls fire-alarm upgrade at Balls Creek; and Trane HVAC equipment priced at $82,791.04. The board voted to approve those quotes unanimously.
Moore also presented a preschool classroom renovation at Balls Creek Elementary (apparent low bidder Moss Marlowe Construction, $384,540) and an HVAC installation at Claremont Elementary (apparent low bidder Moss Marlowe, $1,069,000); both motions passed. The meeting’s most significant action was approval of a base bid of $4,550,000 to DDI of Hickory for an extensive renovation at Maiden Middle School. Moore explained that the award is contingent on the Catawba County Commission agreeing to reallocate previously allocated funds to cover the full scope; if the commission declines, the district would revert to an alternate low bidder and limit the scope to critical areas (gym, band, chorus, selected hallways). The board approved the contingent award by raised hands.
Moore described the Maiden Middle scope as including 66 mechanical units and controls, new electrical and gas service, extensive ceiling and masonry repairs, a new security vestibule, fire alarm and low-voltage conduit to accommodate future renovations; he said the project could extend into the fall with the bulk complete by about November if schedules hold.
The approvals allow administration to move forward with contracting and, where noted, to seek county action for reallocation of capital funds.
