North Spencer board approves classroom renovation, kitchen and safety projects; turf replacement cost in record unclear
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Trustees awarded a $261,429 base bid for Heritage Hills High School classroom renovations with three alternates totaling $327,486, approved a walk‑in cooler replacement for Christie Elementary and replacement of auditorium doors; trustees also approved turf replacement after administrators raised safety concerns (transcript amount as read in record was unclear).
The North Spencer County School Corporation board approved a set of facility and safety contracts at its March meeting, including a base award for Heritage Hills High School classroom renovations, a kitchen walk‑in cooler replacement and several safety‑driven repairs.
Administration recommended awarding the HHHS classroom renovation project to Better's Construction at a low base bid of $261,429 and selecting three alternates — epoxy flooring in the cafeteria commons ($52,121), special‑education room casework ($9,328) and lighting replacement in the life‑skills classroom ($4,608) — bringing the base plus alternates to $327,486. Administration said additional casework and furniture needs will be brought back in April; trustees approved the award.
The board also approved a low bid from C and T Design to replace a walk‑in cooler at Christie Elementary for $82,698 to be paid from the cafeteria fund and scheduled for work in the summer.
Administrators reported that the synthetic turf in the PAC building was "coming apart at the seams" and presented ProGreen Synthetic Turf Systems (Daniel Island, S.C.) as a vendor. The transcript records the replacement cost as read in the meeting as "$99,999,000, $865"; the numeric reading in the record was unclear. Trustees voted to approve turf replacement citing student‑athlete safety concerns.
For school safety improvements, trustees approved replacing four auditorium doors at the high school at a cost of $16,692. Administration said the door replacements were the lower of two proposals and were recommended for safety reasons.
All facility actions were approved by voice vote. Administration indicated funding sources (facilities rental fund, cafeteria fund, operations) during discussions and said follow‑up details on remaining furniture and casework will be provided in April.