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Livonia board approves $2.37M door‑access upgrade, pool filtration work and Marshall School demolition; bond refunding estimated to save $7M
Summary
Trustees approved a districtwide door-access and safety upgrade project ($2,371,994), new pool filtration systems ($892,000), a demolition contract for Marshall School ($386,507), and ratified sale of refunding bonds that district staff said will yield about $7 million in net present‑value taxpayer savings.
The Livonia Public Schools Board of Education voted Feb. 23 to authorize several facilities and finance actions, including a major door‑access replacement, pool-filtration upgrades, the demolition of Marshall School and a bond refunding intended to reduce future debt service costs.
On a motion by Mr. Johnson, supported by Mrs. Frank, the board approved purchase and installation of a new district door‑access and safety system from Sequoia Technologies (Rochester Hills) in an amount not to exceed $2,371,994 including contingency. District technology and facilities staff said the current system is at end of life and the replacement will integrate with school cameras and deliver modern safety features.
"We brought some great information to the board at our study session and discussed the current end of life for our current door access system and the rationale for that," said Mr. Green, district presenter on the project. The motion passed on roll call.
The board next approved replacement of pool filtration systems at Churchill and Franklin high schools by Bercini Contracting LLC of Brighton for a total amount not to exceed $892,000, including contingency. District staff said work will be staged to keep pool access available and that the project is part of the sinking-fund schedule.
Trustees also approved awarding demolition of the Marshall School building to Adamo Group (Detroit) for a not‑to‑exceed price of $386,507. District staff said Marshall has been evaluated for more than a year and the building requires removal because cost to renovate exceeds reasonable use and there is currently no district program to occupy the facility.
Finally, the board ratified a resolution to approve the sale of 2026 refunding bonds to refinance a portion of the district’s 2016 bonds. Financial staff said the transaction is structured to reduce future interest costs and estimated a net present‑value savings to taxpayers of $7,000,000.
"That's what we were looking to do here and I'm very pleased this year that net present value, we are gonna save our taxpayers $7,000,000 with this bond sale," said Mrs. Smith during the presentation of the refunding resolution. The resolution delegates authority to finalize the bond sale and passed by roll call.
All of the facilities and finance motions reported roll‑call approval at the Feb. 23 voting meeting. Board members were reminded multiple times that detailed technical and procurement reviews were conducted in prior study-session meetings and Committee of the Whole sessions where the staff provided supporting materials and vendor vetting.
