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Sand Springs board approves $3.15 million contract to demolish center of Clyde Boyd Middle School
Summary
The Sand Springs Public Schools Board voted to award LD Currents a $3,149,884.57 contract to demolish the center portion of Clyde Boyd Middle School, preserve select classrooms and the old gym, and build a bus loop and parking area; the board said work is expected to continue into the fall with completion targeted by December.
The Sand Springs Public Schools Board approved a $3,149,884.57 contract with LD Currents to demolish the center portion of Clyde Boyd Middle School and complete associated site work, the board decided at its regular meeting.
The vote was unanimous. The district presented a plan that retains four classrooms adjacent to the auditorium and the old gym while removing the central wing; the cleared center will become a parking lot and a bus loop, and preserved classrooms will be repurposed for STEM and music instruction.
Superintendent Miss Durkee, who led the presentation of bid packages and alternates, said the work is complex because portions of the building will be kept and utilities must be managed. "We're hoping by December so that it's kinda complete when the spring semester starts," she told the board when members asked about the schedule. She also said the district has identified revenue sources and interest earnings that will cover portions of the work.
Durkee described circulation changes intended to separate parent drop-off from bus routes and said staff and the construction team (LD Kearns and partners) are already coordinating multiple subcontractors and staging plans. "We'll be putting out some information about how drop up and pickup's gonna morph into the school year," she said, noting the district will notify parents about temporary traffic and staging changes.
The board took a formal motion to approve the contract and recorded roll-call 'Aye' votes from attending members, after questions about contingencies and whether demolition could delay the start of the school year. The superintendent acknowledged the district does not expect the demolition to be finished by August but said interior systems are already being completed and that weather and unforeseen conditions remain primary risks.
The board did not identify any dissenting votes and directed staff to continue coordination with contractors, to communicate logistics with families, and to bring supplemental information to the board as needed.
What happens next: work will proceed under the LD Currents contract; district staff said they will provide ongoing updates to families and hold additional site meetings with the board as construction progresses.
