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Huron School District OKs advertising for $10.4 million high‑school addition, CTE upgrades and roof alternates
Summary
The Huron School District board authorized staff to advertise bids for a proposed $10.4 million package including a 13,000‑sq. ft. CTE addition, high‑school renovations and roof alternates; board members were told financing would likely use capital outlay certificates, not a tax‑increasing general obligation bond.
The Huron School District 02‑2 Board of Education on Sept. 30 authorized staff to advertise bids for a proposed $10.4 million high‑school addition, renovations and CTE upgrades.
District presenter Kelly Kristofferson told the board the leading project is a 13,000‑square‑foot CTE addition estimated at $4.9 million that would add five teaching spaces, a new orchestra room and two CTE shop areas. Other projected work includes the original high‑school roof (about $1.3 million), a middle‑school roof (about $3 million), kitchen equipment and exhaust hood updates ($300,000) and a welding ventilation system for the CTE center. Kristofferson also flagged potential scoreboard/video‑board costs ranging from about $500,000 to more than $2 million depending on scope.
Kristofferson said architects would charge roughly 7.25 percent of project costs (about $650,000) and the construction manager would be about 4 percent (about $350,000). He estimated costs to issue capital outlay certificates at roughly $200,000 and noted the district had already paid about $200,000 to architects to produce bid‑ready plans.
The board heard that issuing $13 million in capital outlay certificates would translate to an annual payment in the neighborhood of $1,050,000 for 20 years and that the district's capital outlay fund ended the previous year with about $2.7 million. Kristofferson cautioned the board that a double payment scheduled in 2026 and other large upcoming expenditures — including Chromebook replacements — would reduce that balance and require strict budget adherence going forward.
Superintendent Dr. Steinhoff told the board approximately $1.7 million in grant funding is available for CTE projects but said the district must spend money on a qualifying project to claim the grant. Kristofferson emphasized that authorizing staff to advertise for bids does not commit the board to award contracts; it begins the procurement process, with pre‑bid meetings and specific award decisions to follow.
Kristofferson proposed an expedited procurement timeline: advertise twice, hold a pre‑bid meeting Oct. 2, open bids Oct. 17, consider awards Oct. 28 and, if awarded, begin work no earlier than Dec. 1. Construction manager guidance estimated roughly 11 months from start to completion.
Board member Garrett moved to authorize advertising the bids, with a second recorded; the motion passed unanimously on roll call. The board approved the motion to advertise separate bids for the addition, high‑school renovations and the CTE ventilation system and to include alternates for the high‑school and middle‑school roofs.
The district will return to the board to review bids and make any award decisions; the board did not vote to issue financing tonight.
