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Pennsauken board approves budget items, bus purchases and contracts for Baldwin Pre-K project contingent on budget
Summary
The board on April 15 approved business and finance items including renewal of a risk management consultant ($70,000), a tuition contract with Camden County Technical Schools ($245,259 total after adjustment), architectural and engineering contracts for Baldwin Early Childhood Learning Center, and the purchase of five school buses totaling $648,876.30, all contingent on 2025–26 budget approval when specified.
At its April 15, 2025 meeting the Pennsauken Township Board of Education approved a set of business and finance recommendations that included contractual renewals, tuition arrangements, facility design agreements and vehicle purchases.
The board recommended renewing a Risk Management Consultant contract with Conner Strong & Buckelew for 2025–2026 with an annual fee of $70,000 (the packet cites this as an extraordinary unspecifiable service under the Public School Contracts Law). The board also recommended approval of a tuition contract with Camden County Technical Schools for the 2025–2026 school year at a per-student rate of $3,211 for an estimated 194 students; an adjustment related to 2023–2024 tuition produced a net total of $245,259 recorded in the documents.
Capital and project recommendations included approval to retain LAN Associates for architectural design and construction administration services for additions and alterations to the Baldwin Early Childhood Learning Center not to exceed $562,738 and Remington & Vernick for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural engineering services not to exceed $533,673; both contracts were noted as contingent upon budget approval and availability of funds. The board also approved the purchase of five school buses through a cooperative contract (Wolfington Body Company) at a listed total of $648,876.30, payable from the 2025–2026 budget subject to availability of funds and contingent upon budget approval.
Financial reports presented to the board included the April 2025 bill list and related department totals; the packet listed a combined total of $7,640,720.70 across the presented bill lists and payroll items. Business and finance agenda items 40–54 were approved by motion of Mr. McDevitt and second of Ms. Johnson; recorded minutes indicate the motion carried.
Board materials and the minutes note that certain purchases and contracts are contingent on final budget adoption and availability of funds; the district scheduled a budget hearing for April 29, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. to review the 2025–2026 budget.
