Board approves van, roof, controls commissioning and bond disclosure counsel
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At its Jan. 19 meeting the Lewis Central board approved four action items: purchase of a 12-passenger van for $35,002.78, a high‑school roof contract for $427,000, Optimized Systems commissioning for $59,006.20, and a disclosure counsel agreement with Ehlers and Cooney.
The Lewis Central Community School District board approved four procurement and contract items at its Jan. 19 meeting.
Band van: The board approved spending $35,002.78 to purchase a used 12‑passenger van from Woodhouse. The motion was made by the board president and passed with recorded votes of Missus Sandow, Mister Sturm, Mister Bach, Missus Peterson and Mister Wright voting yes.
High‑school roof: The board approved the low bid for the high school roof, awarding the contract in the amount of $427,000. The district had budgeted $650,000 based on earlier square‑footage estimates; the low bid came in substantially under that estimate. The motion was moved by the president and seconded; recorded yes votes were Mister Sturm, Mister Bach, Missus Peterson, Missus Sandow and Mister Wright.
Mechanical commissioning (middle school): The board approved a proposal from Optimized Systems for mechanical commissioning and controls work on the middle school project in the amount of $59,006.20. The motion passed with recorded yes votes from Mister Buck, Missus Peterson, Missus Sandow, Mister Sturm and Mister Wright.
Disclosure counsel: The board approved a disclosure counsel engagement agreement with Ehlers and Cooney to serve as bond counsel and disclosure counsel for upcoming financing. The motion passed with recorded yes votes from Missus Peterson, Missus Sandow, Mister Sturm, Mister Bach and Mister Wright.
Each item was discussed as part of the district’s regular capital and maintenance planning; staff said they will return with contract documents and any further details required for project execution.