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Board approves roofing, architecture, surveying and equipment purchases for middle school projects
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Summary
The Catawba County Board of Education unanimously approved a set of construction and procurement actions including a $345,950 reroofing contract for HMR Middle School, architectural teams for middle school renovations, land-surveying and underground-utility proposals, and a $59,876 dump truck purchase; staff said vendor selection and firm negotiations reduced projected design costs.
The Catawba County Board of Education on Monday approved a package of construction, design and procurement items tied to upcoming middle-school projects, voting unanimously by raised hands on each item.
Director-level staff presented bids and proposals for capital work, including a $345,950 base bid (plus accepted alternates) from Barter Ash Roofing to reroof HMR Middle School and a companion contract to allow the contractor to proceed. The board also approved awarding architectural design work for middle-school additions and renovations to LS3P for several schools and Holloman Hamrick Architects, PA for Maiden Middle School; staff said the firm selection discussions saved approximately $2.6 million compared with prior estimates.
The board approved five land-surveying proposals from Wright & Associates with project-level amounts (Arndt $29,700; Jacobs Fork $28,200; Maiden $3,900; Mill Creek $29,800; Riverbend $29,300) and accepted matching underground-utility-location proposals at $4,700 per school (total $23,500). The board also approved purchasing a small-capacity dump truck from Everett Chevrolet for $59,876 after clarifying a stock-number typo about 5,500 vs. 6,500 models.
Dan Moore, who presented several items related to construction and maintenance, told the board he solicited multiple vendors and confirmed the apparent low bidders. "The apparent low bidder is Everett Chevrolet in the amount of $59,876," Moore said regarding the dump truck. On the architectural firms, Moore said negotiations and comparative proposals reduced costs by about $2,600,000.
All items in this package were approved by unanimous voice/hand vote. Work next moves to contract execution and field preparation steps as scheduled.
