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Pulaski County school officials report security wall and Northwood fiber under budget; stadium lighting cost pending
Summary
An unnamed district official told the Pulaski County School Board that pricing for a proposed PCHS security wall came in under budget and that Northwood fiber work also returned lower than expected figures; electrical pricing for stadium lighting remains pending and the district said it would proceed if final numbers stay within the capital fund.
An unnamed district official (identified in the transcript as "Speaker 2") reported to the Pulaski County School Board that several summer capital projects are running under the amounts the district had been carrying in its budget.
"We were carrying about $800,000 for the security wall. Actual price came in $630,000," Speaker 2 said, adding that the Northwood fiber project arrived at roughly $150,000 versus an earlier $250,000 estimate. The official said those reductions, together with the civil portion of stadium-lighting work coming in under the previously held estimate, would leave the capital fund with an estimated cash balance "of $982,000" if the district proceeds with all projects and the electrical portion for lighting also arrives under budget.
Speaker 2 asked the board for no objection to moving forward if the competitive bids remain within those amounts. The official said the electrical bid — expected from Musco by the end of the week — was the remaining unknown. "If it comes in at 900,000, it will be under budget," the official said about the electrical portion; the transcript included another figure for the civil portion that was not clearly transcribed.
Board members asked for clarification about timing and borrowing; Speaker 2 said the projects could be funded from the capital fund cash balance without taking additional loans if the pricing holds.
No formal motion or vote specific to the security wall, lighting or Northwood fiber was recorded in the transcript excerpt; Speaker 2 described intent to proceed administratively if the final bids meet the conditions presented.
What happens next: the board said staff should bring final contract documents back if required and will proceed with project procurement if the electrical pricing arrives within the ranges discussed.
Provenance: Topic introduced at SEG 421 and discussed through SEG 531.
