Board hears lower-than-expected roofing bids, approves slate option and hears Tatlock Field House delay
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Summary
Operations committee reported roofing bids approximately $8.1M (below a $12M estimate), recommended slate at the middle school with an incremental $138,000 ballot cost, and said Tatlock Field House renovations are delayed by plumbing/structural issues, leaving a temporary locker-room plan in place.
The districts operations committee told the Board of Education on Feb. 19 that bids for four roof projects arrived near $8.1 million, significantly below an original $12 million estimate. The committee said that materials pricing and a menu-pricing bid strategy likely contributed to the lower results and unanimously recommended using slate at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School despite an incremental ballot cost of $138,000 because slate carries longer-term warranties.
The committee also reported setbacks on the Tatlock Field House renovation: crews opened walls and discovered sewer piping and structural supports that were not where expected, and winter weather has limited progress. "We will not get a CO permit anytime soon," the operations spokesperson said, and the district plans to implement a temporary locker-room and restroom plan so spring athletics can start.
The committee recommended that the full board approve contracting for the roofing projects and the slate option in the materials approved list. Those procurement and change-order details were presented on the agenda for board action.
Next steps: the district will move forward with award recommendations on the agenda and pursue the temporary facilities plan to support spring sports while remediation and permit work continues.