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Board approves $78 million contract for new Drew Middle School
Summary
The board voted unanimously to award a $78,000,000 contract to Hess Construction to replace Drew Middle School; the motion passed after brief discussion and staff said details and prior bidding questions had been handled by procurement staff.
The board voted to award a $78,000,000 contract to Hess Construction for construction of a replacement Drew Middle School. A board member moved the motion to approve the award; after a brief staff explanation of need and readiness the chair called the vote and the measure "passes unanimously."
Prior to the vote a member of the public representing a bidder said his client had been disqualified during that procurement and asked the board to have staff clarify the basis for the disqualification in accordance with Virginia code; the board acknowledged he had raised those concerns but proceeded to vote on the award. The recorded meeting transcript shows the motion carried with unanimous consent.
The board did not provide detailed roll‑call vote counts in the public remarks; the chair recorded the measure as passing unanimously. Staff said they will follow up with any procurement clarifications requested by the bidder.
