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Board to consider awarding Simmons Elementary pool decommissioning bid; low adjusted bid reported at $484,000
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The facilities committee recommended the board consider awarding a contract to decommission the Simmons Elementary pool to LJ Poella (low adjusted bid of $484,000 after alternates); the work would be funded from the bond fund and scheduled for summer construction if approved on April 27.
The Hatboro‑Horsham School District facilities committee recommended at its April 13 work session that the board consider awarding a contract to decommission the Simmons Elementary School pool.
Travis Serfis, project manager for CHA, described the scope: removal of pool equipment and locker room demolition (non‑load bearing walls and lockers), repair of concrete spalling and damaged steel from years of pool chemicals, filling the pool with stone and capping it with a concrete slab to create a level floor, and removal or return of pool equipment to the district for resale or reuse.
Serfis reviewed three base bids received after the bid process and said the district elected to include alternate #1 (a deduct to reduce some locker‑room demolition). After applying the alternate, the low adjusted price reported was LJ Poella at $484,000. Serfis said the project budget was originally set at $2.1 million before the scope was defined and that bond funds will cover the work. He said, if the legislative meeting approves the award on April 27, the contractor would receive a notice to proceed with mobilization in late June and construction over the summer with an anticipated completion in August.
Board members asked about securing the empty pool during the interim, long‑term reuse options and ensuring any repurposing serves district‑wide programming. The administration will present the award recommendation to the April 27 legislative action meeting for final approval.
