Board reviews $143,153 change order and readies move to Woody Williams Center
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District operations staff briefed the board on a $143,153 change order for the Woody Williams Center renovation (covered by general and state CTE funds), related equipment purchases including a not-to-exceed $18,000 cosmetology assembly contract, and logistics for moving career-center programs with students scheduled for Jan. 7.
District operations staff told the Cabell County Board of Education that construction and outfitting work at the Woody Williams Center remains active and will require additional change orders and equipment purchases before move-in.
Mister Boggs summarized the items included in change order No. 4 for the Woody Williams Center renovation, citing a corrected total of $143,153 to be paid from general and state CTE funds. He said the work covers graphic-design-room revisions, electrical changes, a fire hydrant relocation, expanded concrete work to allow forklift access, exterior speakers to support lockdown and safety procedures, a 2-way radio repeater connection, a portable dust-collector power addition, and intrusion-detection wiring. "So that total is a 140, $3,153," he stated when reading the figure aloud.
Boggs also described a recommended contract for assembly and installation of cosmetology equipment purchased with state CTE funds, with a not-to-exceed amount of $18,000 for NeighborGolf (contractor name as read in the transcript). He said the district expects the vendor to stay below that figure and that the funds are state CTE and general CTE funds.
On custodial equipment, staff reported purchasing an additional walk-behind scrubber for the Woody Williams Center, noting the facility is roughly 230,000 square feet and will need heavier equipment to maintain common areas. Boggs said staff located and repurposed an unused scrubber from another school to reduce costs.
Boggs gave a move status update: central van lines and contractors have been moving welding, automotive and machine-tools shops; staff expect high-bay areas to be finished and students to begin classes in the new building on Jan. 7. Superintendent Hardesty invited board members to a media day at the Woody Williams Center at 9:30 a.m. the following morning and said a formal ribbon-cutting and open house will likely be scheduled in February after classrooms are fully arranged.
Board members praised the operations team for managing RFIs and construction coordination; one member called out RFI number 120 and thanked staff for protecting district interests during the renovation.