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Okemos High School fire-alarm system to be replaced after lightning damage; board approves $360,000 award
Summary
After a lightning strike and failing equipment left Okemos High School’s alarm system unrepairable, the board awarded a not-to-exceed $360,000 replacement contract to Boynton Fire Safety Service, with insurance and bond or sinking-fund dollars covering the cost.
Okemos Public Schools trustees voted unanimously to replace the fire-alarm system at Okemos High School after a lightning strike and widespread component failures left the existing system effectively unrepairable.
Director John Lieber told the board the system is more than 30 years old, many replacement parts are no longer available and the state fire marshal required rapid action. While the district is under a state-approved fire watch, the district is…
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