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Board reviews gym air-conditioning plan; specs contract quoted at $18,500, total project estimate near $300,000

Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education Committee of the Whole · January 27, 2026
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District staff reported a vendor offered to draw HVAC specs for $18,500 and estimated total gym air-conditioning costs around $300,000; staff warned state statute requires an engineer on projects above $136,000 and said they will bring contract and reimbursable-expense limits back in February.

The Beatrice Public Schools Committee of the Whole received an update on a proposed air-conditioning project for a school gym, including a vendor contract price for design work and a preliminary total cost estimate.

Speaker 5 said ETI, a Lincoln-based firm, has agreed to draw specifications and quoted a design fee of $18,500. "The cost is $18,500 to draw the specs," Speaker 5 said.…

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