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District outlines HVAC, parking and solar updates; transportation-site testing confirmed
Summary
Board committee updates said most HVAC units should be operational by Sept. 4, change orders for missed locker-room work will be brought to the board (some funded by the bond referendum), solar-panel bids were rejected due to high costs and the transportation-complex site received written DuPont and DEP clearance that soil is not contaminated.
The Sayreville Board of Education’s finance and infrastructure report included progress updates on several referendum and non-referendum projects and next steps for procurement.
Committee representative Eileen (finance/infrastructure) reported that power at Eisenhower had been restored and that Truman and Wilson are awaiting wiring to connect switchgear and transformers to new HVAC systems. "Once that happens, we will be able to power the new HVAC system," the committee reported. HVAC installations at other sites were described as continuing on schedule; the committee said, "all the AC units should be functioning by the beginning of the school year on September 4." The superintendent later echoed that timeline while noting startup and commissioning can take several days.
The board was told that locker rooms had been omitted from the original architect's bid; the district will ask the board to approve a change order to remedy the omission. Several change orders tied to the bond referendum were noted as funded from referendum proceeds; one parking-lot striping and signage recommendation from the Sayreville Planning Committee generated a $1,200 change order for the Eisenhower parking-lot expansion.
On solar work, the district reported it received bids for completion of the high-school carport solar panels but recommended rejecting the bids because of high cost and authorized district staff to enter negotiations with potential contractors.
Regarding the transportation complex site in Parlin, a resident asked whether soil contamination remained a concern. Superintendent Lavey said the district had received written notification from DuPont that the soil is not contaminated and that Department of Environmental Protection documents indicate the same.
What’s next - Change orders for locker rooms and kitchen exhaust/luvers (louvers) will be brought to the board for approval; the administration asked members to vote in favor when presented. - Solar-panel procurement will proceed through negotiation after rejecting high bids. - Transportation-site work will proceed with prior environmental clearances on record; any additional testing requests from the public were not committed to in open session.
