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Administration recommends abatement and demolition of Carver campus; board voices cost and reuse concerns
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Summary
Procurement staff recommended awarding abatement to 1 Priority Environmental Services and demolition to Reese Albert Trucking for the Carver campus at a combined cost of $333,570; trustees questioned demolishing a recently occupied campus given a projected budget deficit and asked to inspect condition and cost details before approval.
District procurement staff recommended that the board authorize abatement and demolition work at the Carver campus, presenting specifications, scoring and a recommended award totaling $333,570 including a $40,000 contingency.
Mister Henry told trustees bids from seven companies were reviewed and "the administration recommends approval for 1 Priority Environmental Services for the abatement and Reese Albert Trucking for the demo at Carver. Total cost for demo and abatement is $333,570, which includes a $40,000 contingency that will be split in half for each one of those." The recommendation was framed as an action item for the upcoming consent or action agenda.
Trustees asked for more detail before committing to demolition. One trustee said the campus had been occupied as recently as last school year and asked how a building with recent use could now be priced for demolition rather than reuse; procurement and facilities staff responded the building is old, contains pervasive asbestos and has significant underground infrastructure problems that would make renovation more expensive than replacement.
Another trustee asked to visit the campus and review condition information before spending district funds on demolition, noting the district faces a projected budget deficit next year and that spending several hundred thousand dollars merits close vetting. Other trustees who had inspected the site supported the move to Oaks for programs previously housed at Carver and said the Oaks facility is a better instructional environment for those students.
Staff said they currently have no plan to sell the property but would bring any future opportunities to the board. The item remains on the agenda for formal consideration at the regular meeting; procurement recommended approval but no vote was taken at the pre‑agenda meeting.
