Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board approves elevator, HVAC, fire alarm and district laptop purchases totaling several million
Summary
The Union board approved multiple bond‑funded capital projects — an Umak elevator replacement ($1.02M), high‑school HVAC GMP ($5.68M) and related building‑automation and fire‑alarm contracts — and authorized purchases of 1,200 student laptops ($799,188) and 300 teacher laptops ($317,700).
The Union Public Schools board voted to award several capital contracts and to approve district technology purchases during its meeting.
On the capital side, the board approved a $1,021,375.71 contract to Miller Tippens Construction to replace the piston‑style elevator at Umak with a track elevator, which district staff said is necessary after repeated failures and entrapments. "We've had one too many entrapments," Doctor Robinson said, describing water and piston issues that prompted the replacement.…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
