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Radnor board approves contracts for Ithan Elementary after vetting bidders; vote 9-0
Summary
Radnor Township School District’s board voted 9-0 to accept and award bids, including recommended alternates, for the new Ithan Elementary School after hearing a presentation from construction managers and the project architect about contractor vetting, contingency and budget. Board members pressed for clarity on OSHA checks, insurance EMR scores and options to trim costs.
Radnor Township School District’s board voted unanimously Tuesday to accept and award construction bids for the new Ithan Elementary School and directed administration and counsel to process contracts for each prime contractor to full execution.
The vote followed a presentation by the district’s construction management team and the project architect explaining the due diligence performed on the apparent low bidders. Damien Spar of Site Logic told the board the team used AIA statements of qualifications, supplemental school-construction-specific qualification forms, required performance and payment bonds, Occupational Safety and Health Administration establishment searches covering the prior five years, reviews of experience modification ratios (EMR) and checks of the Commonwealth’s debarment and settlement list. "We found no surprises in our research relative to OSHA," Spar said.
Why it matters: The decision advances a project with current…
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