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Board approves playground contract, fire‑alarm replacement, multiple bus purchases and backs House Bill 569
Summary
The board awarded a playground contract for Kent Island Elementary, approved a $397,557 fire‑alarm replacement contract, authorized multiple contractor bus purchases, and voted to support House Bill 569 allowing use of development‑impact fees for school capital.
During its meeting the Queen Anne's County Board of Education approved several procurement and policy support items.
Playground: The board approved awarding the primary and intermediate playground replacement at Kent Island Elementary to GameTime (Cunningham Recreation) following a quality‑based selection process. The fiscal impact cited in the motion was $719,999.99 (County CIP FY26 funds) and installation is scheduled for summer 2026.
Fire alarm: The board approved an internal capital budget transfer of $40,000 from a high‑school roof project to bring the Kent Island Elementary fire‑alarm project budget to $400,750 and then approved a sole‑source purchase order to Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP for replacement of the fire‑alarm system (total materials and installation reported as $397,557.10; funding sources FY25 local funds, budget transfer, and FY25 state funds). Administration said Johnson Controls is the district’s fire‑alarm provider and that they solicited installation bids from electricians; Lywood was low at $201,557 for installation.
Buses: Chief Operating Officer Sid Pinder presented contractor bus replacement requests for Northern County Exchange LLC and Bay Area Transportation LLC. Each requested replacement carried a physical impact estimate of $34,000 to be charged to the FY27 operating budget; motions to approve each contractor’s bus purchase were made, seconded and approved.
Legislative support: The board also voted to support House Bill 569, which would allow county commissioners to use development impact fee revenues to finance capital costs related to replacing public school facilities. Board members agreed to provide testimony at the Annapolis hearing; one or more board members offered to attend.
All procurement motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript.
