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Committee approves Alleman's recabling bid recommendation using E‑Rate funds
Summary
The technology committee recommended Omni IT Solutions for recabling at Alleman's to prepare for audio enhancement and access‑control integration; the project is E‑Rate eligible and estimated at about $60,000 for the small school.
The technology committee recommended accepting Omni IT Solutions' bid to recable Alleman's school, a precursor to an audio‑enhancement and integrated access‑control upgrade.
The committee chair said the work will pave the way for a model deployment at Alleman's and allow principals and staff to evaluate system integration before rolling similar upgrades to larger schools. Committee members confirmed the project is 100% E‑Rate eligible under category‑2 funding; the available five‑year allotment was described as about $2.7 million for network and hardware across the district.
The bid for Alleman's recabling was cited as approximately $60,000 for the small school; staff said the district opted to process the project through E‑Rate without local bridge financing. The committee did not record a formal vote in the transcript; staff will return a formal recommendation to the full board for contract award.
