Board approves $158,834 contract for Brooks elevator modernization

Oak Park ESD 97 Board of Education · December 17, 2025

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Summary

The Oak Park ESD 97 Board approved a contract with Otis Elevator Company for the Brooks Elevator Modernization project for $158,834; the motion was moved and seconded and the board announced the motion passed.

The Oak Park ESD 97 Board voted to approve Otis Elevator Company for the Brooks Elevator Modernization Project in the amount of $158,834.

Speaker 2 moved the action and Speaker 1 seconded. During roll call, Ross Rubin was recorded as voting "Yes"; the board chair announced the motion had passed. The contract award was listed as agenda item 5.1 under the facilities plan.

The elevator project was raised earlier in the meeting when students had also noted concerns about building maintenance such as inoperable water fountains; board members connected that feedback to the facilities planning discussion. No detailed funding breakdown or project timeline for the elevator modernization was presented during the public portion of the meeting.

The board did not expand on implementation steps at the meeting; materials in the board packet were referenced and the facilities plan item will proceed according to standard district procurement and implementation processes.

The meeting then moved to concluding remarks and adjournment.