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Board considers awarding playground bid pack 7.1 to New Adventure for up to $349,188; finance committee flags legal risk on 31aa funding

Lapeer Community School Board of Education · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The finance and operations committee recommended awarding bid pack 7.1 (playground) to New Adventure Development and Construction for an amount not to exceed $349,188. The committee also briefed the board on a Court of Claims decision in the 31aa funding case and a Dec. 30 acceptance deadline, noting legal-risk conditions that have led some districts to decline the funds.

At a regular meeting, the Lapeer Community School Board received a finance and operations committee report that recommended awarding bid pack 7.1 (playground work) to New Adventure Development and Construction for an amount not to exceed $349,188.

The committee report, read into the record by a committee representative, said Bart Mello recommended the contractor and that the committee moved to recommend full-board approval. Committee minutes cited bid-pack details and recommended full-board approval "tonight." A motion to award bid pack 7.1 to New Adventure…

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