Dunlap board reviews summer capital projects and moves forward on high‑school HVAC
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Board received a detailed facilities update on summer 2026 projects — rooftops, pavements, safety upgrades and a prioritized HVAC replacement at Dunlap High School — and approved advancing the HVAC procurement to address supply‑chain timing.
The Dunlap CUSD 323 Board of Education on a routine agenda approved moving forward with a replacement of the Dunlap High School HVAC system and reviewed a list of proposed summer 2026 capital projects that include rooftop repairs, pavement work, athletic‑field safety upgrades and equipment purchases for a new 56,000‑square‑foot field house.
Superintendent’s facilities lead Doctor Adrian told the board that the field‑house roof will be watertight within days and interior work will follow, and that a large secondary building bid package (approximately $44 million, as discussed in the meeting packet) is out for pre‑bid review. He said architects and contractors have produced few RFIs and the worksite has been well managed.
Adrian said the district received a $50,000 School Maintenance Project grant earmarked for rooftop repairs and described district plans to replace worn windows, add safer baseball/softball bullpens (with 10‑foot backstops and four‑foot side rails), address failing tennis pavement, and replace problematic locker‑room carpeting. He told the board the district is budgeting both capital‑fund expenditures and smaller operating items (like window units, mowers, and athletic field maintenance) and is prioritizing urgent safety items.
Board members pushed staff for clearer prioritization and sensitivity analysis of the red/yellow/green urgency markers in the packet. “I’d like you to tighten the sensitivity analysis a little bit around your red, yellow and green because 85% of items fell into red,” one board member said, asking staff to rank relative urgency so the board can make trade‑off decisions.
The board voted to approve advancing procurement for the Dunlap High School HVAC replacement to lock in equipment and mitigate supply‑chain delays. Board discussion indicated this HVAC action represents roughly 40% of what the packet labeled the highest‑priority (red) projects. Staff said some projects previously shown in the packet were reclassified to be funded from an existing capital reserve account to reduce the budgetary impact on the upcoming operating year.
What’s next: staff will bring finalized cost estimates and contract documents back to the board for the March meeting so the board can act on formal contract awards and budget adjustments.