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Board rejects $4.7 million ABM HVAC and energy contract for Lee Wade Elementary after procurement and cost concerns
Summary
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors declined to approve a roughly $4.7 million contract with ABM to replace HVAC systems and deliver energy upgrades at Lee Wade Elementary, amid objections over competitive bidding, contract terms and emergency timing. The motion failed 3–4.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors voted down a proposed contract authorizing the use of borrowing to fund HVAC replacement and energy-efficiency upgrades at Lee Wade Elementary, after several supervisors raised procurement, schedule and price concerns.
The contract, presented by school staff and the vendor ABM, was described as a single‑provider, cooperative procurement that would deliver HVAC replacements, classroom RTUs and lighting/energy improvements at Lee Wade this summer. County staff and school officials said the work was time‑sensitive and would be done while students are out of the building. Dr. Kevin Sears, superintendent, and county staff said some work is urgent and that the project had been scoped and reviewed by school leaders.
But several supervisors…
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