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Lowell board approves $131,430 pending award for bus‑wash equipment
Summary
The board authorized a pending notice of award totaling $131,430 to Hydrochem System for bus‑wash equipment, pending confirmation that contract requirements have been met; work to clean and remediate the bay has already begun.
The Lowell Area Schools Board of Education approved a pending notice of award Sept. 9 authorizing Owen Ames Kimball Company to issue the pending award of $131,430 to Hydrochem System for bus‑wash equipment, pending confirmation that all contract requirements are met.
Superintendent Collins explained that the board previously approved contractors for the bus‑wash renovation but left equipment bids for later; work to clean the bus wash — including removing paint and remediating lead — has already begun. "Work has already begun to clean that bus wash out," Collins said, and the current approval covers the equipment planned to make the buses cleaner.
A motion to bring the item to the floor was made and moved by Laurie, and supported on the record by Jennifer. The chair called for the voice vote and declared the motion carried. The board did not list a roll‑call tally in the public record; the chair announced the motion carried on the voice vote.
Board members said the split approach (separating contractor selection from equipment purchase) reflects the timeline of bids and procurement needs and that remediation work would proceed while equipment procurement is finalized.
The pending award is conditioned on confirmation that all contract documents and requirements have been met before the final notice of award is issued.
