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Board approves $80,900 door‑hardware project to improve shelter‑in‑place capability
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Summary
The board approved awarding a design‑build door hardware conversion at eight schools to Schiable Construction for $80,900, funded through a school security grant, aging schools program and capital outlay; board members questioned the safety improvements and staff explained the scope.
The Calvert County Board of Education voted to award a design‑build door hardware improvement project at eight school sites to Schiable Construction for $80,900, a procurement recommended by district planning and procurement staff.
Sheldon Taylor, supervisor of procurement, outlined the solicitation and noted the funding would come from a mix of the school security grant program, the aging schools program and capital outlay alterations. Charles Davis, supervisor of planning and construction, explained the work is intended to add the capability for instructors to lock gymnasium locker‑room doors from the inside so the rooms can function like other classrooms during shelter‑in‑place incidents.
There was a brief board exchange asking what the hardware accomplishes; Davis said locker room doors currently cannot be locked by instructors from the inside and the project will bring middle and high school locker rooms in line with classroom lockdown capability (Northern High School already has that capability). The board approved the recommendation on a 4‑0 voice vote.
Why it matters: the change is intended to improve the district's ability to shelter students safely during an incident by ensuring instructors can secure locker room doors from inside the space.
Next steps: the project will proceed with the awarded vendor and be funded through the specified grant and capital sources; project timing and implementation details will be handled by the Department of Planning and Construction.
