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Board reviews facilities reports, Budd Group deployment and $1.5M tennis‑courts proposal
Summary
Facilities reported work‑order metrics and an equipment deployment schedule; the board reviewed a $1.5 million design‑build proposal from MAR Construction to build four Wood Meyer tennis courts (with contingency and discussion about local bidding), and asked staff for cost solicitations for campus repairs.
Facilities staff reported October operations: 31 new work orders, 453 completed, with an average open‑work‑order age around the low‑20s in days and 114 open work orders at the time of the meeting. The Budd Group equipment is being warehoused and scheduled for district deployment around Dec. 1.
The board reviewed a $1,500,000 proposal from MAR Construction to build four tennis courts (with the option of two additional courts). Staff noted a $150,000 contingency, preliminary soil borings looked favorable, and MAR was described as local and a vendor on prior successful work. Board members questioned whether a design‑build single‑vendor route should be reopened to competitive bids; one member urged broader solicitation so local contractors have an opportunity to bid, saying, "I think we get a better price if we could redo it and get it out and get some other bids on it when you lock in one person like that." Staff responded that re‑advertising would delay the project and that MAR had local experience on a similar tennis project.
Separately, the board asked for solicitations for repairs to Hubert High and other campus work; staff said specifications and procurement steps were in progress and solicitations should be advertised soon.
No final contract award for the tennis courts was recorded in the public portion of the meeting; the board discussed next steps including clarification of design and procurement approach.
