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Board approves playground, fire-alarm and bus contracts and backs House Bill 569

Queen Anne's County Board of Education · March 9, 2026

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Summary

The board awarded a playground contract to GameTime/Cunningham Recreation, approved a Johnson Controls sole‑source fire alarm replacement at Kent Island Elementary, cleared multiple contractor bus purchases, and voted to support House Bill 569 to allow counties to use development impact fees for school capital costs.

During the Feb. 4 meeting the board approved a series of capital and procurement actions and took a policy position in support of a county bill.

Daryl Bariclo, supervisor of facilities and design, presented a design‑charrette selection for Kent Island Elementary School playgrounds and recommended GameTime operating as Cunningham Recreation as the top scorer; the board approved the award (fiscal impact provided on the agenda) by voice vote. Bariclo then outlined a requested internal capital budget transfer of $40,000 from the Queen Anne's County High School roof project to the Kent Island Elementary fire alarm replacement project to increase the budgeted amount to $400,750. The board approved the internal transfer and then voted to award the fire alarm replacement to Johnson Controls (sole source for system continuity) with Liewood as the low electrical installer; total materials and installation cost stated as about $397,557.10 using FY25 local and state funds.

Sid Pinder presented multiple contractor bus replacement requests for the 2026–27 school year (Northern County Exchange LLC and Bay Area Transportation LLC drivers), each with a physical impact of $34,000 charged to the FY27 operating budget; motions to approve those contractor purchases for replacement buses were made and passed by voice vote.

Separately, the board voted to support House Bill 569, which would allow county commissioners to use development impact fee revenue to finance school capital costs; members discussed sending testimony in Annapolis and coordinating with county representatives.

How it affects the district: The approved procurement actions move several capital projects toward execution this summer and allocate FY25/FY26 funds for materials and FY27 operating dollars for contractor purchases. The support for HB 569 signals the board's intent to back county-level options for school capital financing, potentially affecting how future projects may be funded.