Northern Lehigh board awards $837,749 bundled turf-and-track contract to Keystone Sports Construction

The Northern Lehigh School District board voted to award a bundled turf-and-track replacement contract to Keystone Sports Construction, approving a combined project cost of $837,749 and authorizing performance and payment bonds and a multi-year maintenance plan.

Administration presented four turf-design options with field prices ranging roughly $488,639 to $507,168; administration recommended adding a 1.5% payment-and-performance bond on any option. Board members and the Keystone representative discussed designs, colors and lettering; the board settled on the option that places Bulldogs in each end zone and a white "NL" with a blue outline at midfield.

The motion, made by the identified board member and seconded by another, specified bundling the turf and track to capture a contractor discount. The approved pricing recorded in the presentation and reflected in the motion was $495,970 for the chosen turf option with bond protection and $341,779 for the track (bundled price including the discount and bond), producing a combined contract amount of $837,749. An administration representative recommended and the board accepted including an 8-year on-site warranty and a 10-year maintenance package (first two years of maintenance free; subsequent maintenance price locked at approximately $3,400 per year under the contract).

An administration comment on procurement and timing noted the district aims to start work after graduation and complete installations before the start of the school year to allow an August 1 acclimation period for the field. The Keystone representative confirmed the proposed aesthetic changes (lettering color flips and end-zone placements) can be made at no additional cost.

The board approved the bundled contract by voice vote. The motion as recorded on the transcript: a board member moved to select Option 4 bundling turf replacement with the track (Bulldog end zones, white NL with blue outline) with Keystone Sports Construction; another board member seconded. The chair called for the vote and members responded with "aye," the motion carried and the contract award was ordered.

Administration said the project will be funded from capital reserves and that a future motion will move funds into the capital reserve account as part of the district'wide project planning. Work and warranty details will be governed by the contractor agreement to be finalized by administration and legal counsel.

Notes: the transcript records the project pricing and bond recommendation; the roll-call recorded a voice vote outcome only and did not provide a numeric roll-call tally in the meeting transcript.