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VOTEC project design and bids presented to Bethlehem Area School District; administration says estimate remains under $25 million MOU
Summary
District project team presented final designs and bid strategy for VOTEC capital improvements, including welding, aviation, health careers and culinary labs; presenters said the scope and alternates keep the project within the $25,000,000 memorandum of understanding while preserving options to scale back if bids exceed estimates.
Bethlehem Area School District officials heard a detailed presentation on proposed capital improvements at the VOTEC campus that would convert warehouse space to vocational labs, add health-care and culinary facilities, and create aviation and welding training areas.
Presenters told the board that the approved memorandum of understanding allows for a $25,000,000 project and that the current design and alternates keep the cost under that ceiling. "The artist of agreement were approved and allowed us to go to a $25,000,000 project on this," a presenter said, adding that the set of alternates and contingencies would let the district prioritize work if bids come in higher.
The plan includes conversion of west…
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