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Williamston Community Schools staff recommend replacing decade-old phone system; low bid under bond well below budget

Williamston Community Schools Board of Education · March 16, 2026
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Summary

District technology staff recommended replacing the district’s 10+-year-old phone system with a low bid from BSB Communications for about $97,197.64; including consultant costs, the project is estimated at roughly $127,000, substantially under the $363,000 budgeted in the bond.

James, a district technology presenter, recommended that the Williamston Community Schools board approve replacement of the district’s phone system as part of the bond-funded technology category.

James told the board the existing phone system is more than a decade old and many handsets date to an earlier system. He said the district received three bids and the low offer came from BSB Communications for $97,197.64, which…

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