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FWCS board approves laptops, facility assessments, furniture, construction contracts and bond resolutions
Summary
The board approved multiple procurement and finance actions including purchase of 715 Dell laptops ($548,012.75), a SiteLogic facility assessment contract ($855,872), classroom furniture ($2,715,575.19), several construction contracts and bond resolutions to appropriate GO bond proceeds; votes were taken by voice and approved.
Fort Wayne Community Schools trustees approved a package of procurement and finance items, including technology purchases, vendor contracts for facility assessments and construction work, classroom furniture replacements, and resolutions to issue or appropriate bonds.
On technology, the board approved buying 715 Dell Pro 14 student laptops from Secure Tech of Fortville, Indiana for $548,012.75 to advance Wayne High School's student device replacement plan. Kevin Bridal, director of technology, told the board the district is retiring older 6- to 7-year-old devices currently in a warehouse and aims to maintain a roughly five-year replacement rotation.
The board approved a technology services agreement with SiteLogic Inc. for $855,872 to complete a district-wide facility condition assessment, implement a cloud-based asset and planning platform and provide five years of maintenance. Heather Krebs,…
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