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Board awards Spain Park mechanical upgrade and operations-center renovation; operations bid exceeds budget, value-engineering planned

Hoover City Schools Board of Education · December 9, 2025

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Summary

The board approved awarding a $1,011,565 contract to Comfort Systems USA for the Spain Park High School mechanical upgrade and a $2,653,218 contract to CT General Contractors LLC for renovations at the district's new operations building; the latter bid exceeded budget by $289,979 and the district will pursue value engineering.

The Hoover City Schools Board of Education approved two construction contracts on routine motions after presentations from Director of Operations Matt Wilson.

Wilson outlined a mechanical upgrade at Spain Park High School that had been budgeted with a construction estimate near $2.0 million and an overall project contingency in the capital plan. The lowest responsible bidder was Comfort Systems USA Mid South with a bid of $1,011,565. The superintendent recommended awarding the contract to Comfort Systems USA, the board moved, seconded and approved the award.

Wilson then described renovations for the district’s newly acquired operations building, including HVAC, ADA modifications and shop/warehouse improvements designed to make the space functional as a district operations and equipment facility. The lowest responsive bidder for the base scope plus alternate 1 was CT General Contractors LLC at $2,653,218; Wilson said that bid exceeded the project budget by $289,979. The superintendent recommended awarding the contract with authorization to pursue value-engineering negotiations to reduce project costs. The board approved the award to CT General Contractors LLC and directed staff to pursue value-engineering to bring the project within budget where feasible.

No public opposition or competing bids were raised during the meeting. Board members asked operational questions about noise mitigation and workflow; Wilson said the projects should address noise concerns and noted the operations crew will maintain a skeleton presence at the existing site during transition.

The projects were described as capital improvements to maintain and upgrade school facilities and district operations; staff said timeline and procurement steps would follow standard contract processes.