Goshen board approves intent to award administration-office contract and authorizes bid solicitation for Mark Cook renovation

The Goshen Board of Education voted Dec. 8 to express intent to award a contract for the district administration-office renovation and to authorize the solicitation of bids for renovations at Mark Cook Elementary School.

Superintendent Mister Bailey told the board that six bids were received for the administration-office project and that consultant SHP recommended the lowest responsible bidder, identified in meeting materials as T Settle Construction and Doors LLC. The district recorded an original advertised package total of $1,056,000 for the administration-office work; meeting remarks also referenced bid figures transcribed as "$8.50" for the base bid and approximately "$9.00" with three alternates noted in the record. District staff characterized those figures as the preliminary bid amounts recorded during the bid opening and said final award will proceed only after administrative conditions and contract completion requirements are satisfied.

The board also approved a resolution to advertise and solicit bids for the Mark Cook Elementary renovation, with board materials listing a solicitation estimate of $530,000. Superintendent Bailey outlined a pre-bid meeting scheduled the following week and a public bid opening on Jan. 8, with a construction approval targeted for Jan. 12.

Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the motions and the motions passed on roll call. The administration said SHP will provide final bid documents to bidders and the district will post solicitation information on its website and in local outlets.

What happens next: the district will complete administrative conditions on the administration-office project and, if those are met, the president and treasurer will be authorized to execute the contract; separate formal contract-award approvals will follow the public bid openings.