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MSD Boone Township board approves building corporation, awards $12.55 million field house contracts
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Summary
The Metropolitan School District of Boone Township approved creation of the Boone Township Schools Building Corporation to finance a new 28,218-square-foot field house, accepted contractor recommendations and approved related financing and procurement resolutions; the project budget is roughly $12.55 million.
The Metropolitan School District of Boone Township Board of Education approved formation of the Boone Township Schools Building Corporation and accepted vendor recommendations for a new 28,218-square-foot field house, the board announced at its November meeting.
The board voted to authorize the non-profit building corporation to issue Ad Valorem property tax first mortgage bonds (series 2025) and approved related disclosure and procurement resolutions. The project — described by presenters as a two-court gymnasium with rollaway bleachers, a competition-ready wrestling room, male and female locker rooms, concessions, office and mechanical space and a rooftop solar array — carries a total contract value of $12,548,896.78, presenters said.
"The building is coming in at 12.5, and some change," said Thomas Mooneyham of Verity, the performance contracting firm presenting the project, citing a total of $12,548,896.78 and noting a recommended 5 percent owner contingency of $291,353. "We will be doing the performance contract side and the construction management side and managing the project for the district."
Why it matters: The board authorized a financing structure that would let the new Boone Township Schools Building Corporation issue bonds to fund construction and lease the completed facilities back to the school corporation. As read aloud by the chair, the resolution set the building corporation’s role, approved articles of incorporation and bylaws, named initial directors (Carson Roski, Jeffrey Pates and Lynn Feasel) and indicated an estimated aggregate principal amount of approximately $14,120,000 for the bonds; the board noted that the school corporation reasonably expects tax-exempt obligations on its behalf will not exceed $15,000,000 in calendar year 2025.
Contracting and budget details: Presenters identified contractors and responsibilities for both the performance-contract (energy-related) portions and the construction-management portions of the project. Named vendors included HNT Electrical (electrical), TLC Plumbing (plumbing), Corellis (roofing, using Tremco materials), SEG (solar modules), SunBallast (solar racking), Shambo & Sons (fire suppression), Prostar Surfaces (sports flooring), Elite Storage Products (lockers), AMG (structural steel), Larson Daniels (civil work and general trades) and Adams Masonry (masonry). Presenters said the construction-management portion totals about $6,176,000 and the performance-contract portion about $6,372,000, combining to the cited total.
The plan includes energy-efficiency measures and a rooftop solar array; presenters said they will pursue available incentives to reduce operational costs. "We want to make sure that we utilize any and all energy-efficient systems that we can in order to limit the energy and operational cost to the district," Mooneyham said.
Schedule and next steps: Presenters said contracts were being finalized and would be sent to the superintendent for legal review in the coming days. They proposed a formal groundbreaking in March (weather permitting), steel erection complete in June, roof completion in September, solar array in December and substantial completion of the gymnasium in March 2027. The board approved the procurement actions and vendor lists in separate voice votes that same evening.
Votes at a glance (voice votes recorded in meeting) - Consent agenda: passed (mover: Board member, second: Chair). Vote tally not specified in transcript. - Seasonal snow-removal on-call pay ($25 per hour, up to three workers): passed (mover: Board member, second: Chair). Vote tally not specified. - Title I application for 2025–26 school year: passed (mover: Board member, second: Board member). Vote tally not specified. - Resolution approving Boone Township Schools Building Corporation and bond authorization (series 2025): passed (mover: Chair; second: not specified). Vote tally not specified. - Exhibit B (assign construction bids/contracts to building corporation): passed. Vote tally not specified. - Exhibit C (fourth supplement to master continuing disclosure undertaking): passed. Vote tally not specified. - Performance contract (PC) vendor list and construction management vendor list: both accepted by voice votes; motioners and seconders recorded in the transcript where specified.
What board members said: Dr. Brooks, the district superintendent, thanked staff for completing the Title I application and praised the project team’s work on the field house. "We have a building that is gonna be something we could take pride in, and it's definitely something that we can say is a nice thing for Hebron kids," Dr. Brooks said. Multiple board members expressed thanks to project staff and to outgoing board member Keith Cunningham for his service.
What’s next: Presenters said they will send final contracts to the superintendent and the district’s attorney for review. If the project proceeds on the proposed timeline and weather permits, groundbreaking could occur in March with substantial completion of the gymnasium anticipated in March 2027.
Reporting note: The board’s readings of the resolutions included the names of the initial building corporation directors and cited an expected bond principal and statutory language as read into the record; the article uses the values and dates as presented in the meeting transcript.
