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Board approves emergency HVAC procurement; facilities pause two projects after cost overruns
Summary
MCPS approved emergency procurement for HVAC repairs drawn from capital/sustainability funds and heard staff recommend pausing Highland View Elementary and Silver Spring International Middle School additions after construction estimates exceeded original budgets.
The Board of Education approved emergency procurement and capital updates at its June 24 meeting after staff described an urgent HVAC repair and cost-overrun findings on two construction projects.
CFO Yvonne Alfonso Windsor explained that last-minute paperwork delays prevented the emergency HVAC procurement from coming to the prior meeting but said the district followed procurement rules and would bring similar items to the next meeting more promptly. Staff clarified the work has begun under an emergency procurement to allow vendor mobilization;…
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