Board authorizes $255,000 water‑main replacement at Coolidge Elementary

The Livonia Public Schools Board of Education voted April 20 to approve replacement of a private water main at Coolidge Elementary School, authorizing a contract total of $255,000.

Mister Johnson moved the recommendation from the district’s owner‑representative (Plant Moran) to proceed with the water‑main replacement, citing that the work had been discussed in prior study sessions and committee of the whole meetings. The motion, supported by Missus Jarvis, authorized a contract with D'Angelo Brothers Inc., Farmington Hills: $220,938 contract value plus $34,062 contingency for a total authorized project cost of $255,000, and directed the superintendent (or designee) to negotiate and execute the final contract.

Mister Green, who spoke on behalf of the facilities team, said the water main is privately owned by the school district and therefore the district will maintain replacement costs. “That would be correct,” Green said when the board clarified ownership. He framed the work as part of ongoing sinking‑fund improvements and noted coordination with the city Department of Public Works on scope and contingency planning.

The board approved the motion by roll call; all present trustees voted yes.

The motion’s authorization includes contingency funding in the event additional scope is discovered during replacement work, and gives the superintendent final contracting authority. The district staff said the city may elect to expand the project in the future, but as presented the approved work is limited to the district‑owned private main at Coolidge.

Next steps listed by staff include final contract negotiation, scheduling with the contractor and continued coordination with municipal public‑works staff. The board packet notes the funding source as the district’s sinking fund.