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School board approves multiple capital project bids and contracts, including Libby playground work
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Summary
The Wheatland-area board voted to approve contract quotes and authorize bids for several capital projects — including playground fall protection at Libby Elementary, multiple sewer repairs at the high school and bus-barn asphalt — and set timelines for summer work.
The school board approved a package of capital projects and bid authorizations designed to address immediate facility repairs and summer construction needs.
Board members voted to accept a quote from Lucky Dog / Northeast Wyoming BOCES for playground borders and fall protection at Libby Elementary (around $85,000) and approved going out to bid on a string of projects including Glendo main-hall carpet, WHS industrial-arts sewer relocation, realignment of the west end of the WHS sewer, WHS commons restroom replacement, painting at Wiedemann Middle School and Glendale Schools, Glendo small-gym wall and floor repair, bus-barn asphalt and gate work, and a West Elementary sewer project.
Facilities staff told the board that several projects are at different design and bid stages: the district has already purchased certain air-handler equipment and will re-bid labor to install that equipment, and playground equipment for the living-playground project has arrived with only sprinkler parts and fall protection left to purchase. On major sewer problems at the high school, the district’s engineering work identified three targeted fixes that should be possible this summer: separate the Industrial Arts building onto its own line, straighten a troublesome reverse-90 connection under the locker rooms, and excavate and replace a collapsed pipe under the commons girls’ restroom. Staff cautioned that more extensive locker-room repairs would be a much larger future undertaking.
“All the new equipment was approved on that. That’s all ordered and should be actually showing up shortly,” facilities staff said about the living-playground purchases, urging the board to approve fall-protection surfacing to complete the installation.
Administrators said the state has agreed to help advance the bus-barn asphalt and gate project and that engineering is underway; if schedules hold, crews could work this summer. The board emphasized phasing and prioritizing the work so that the district can complete the smaller, high-impact fixes this summer while planning larger structural solutions for later.
The motions approving bid authorizations and contract awards passed on voice votes during the meeting. Staff will bring back finalized bids and contract documents for board authorization as required.
